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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is this presented as a male problem?  Why is the question not why women don’t learn to control and channel their emotions more appropriately?

Men learn to control their emotions when they realize that emotional outbursts can result in physical harm (to themselves or others), generally in middle school.  [/quote]

What makes you think that women also don't learn to control and channel their emotions? When was the last time you heard of an assault perpetrated by a woman (OK, fine, last week in Maryland. Before that)[/quote]

As others have mentioned, I think both men and women have the same "base" emotions, but hormones act as a reagent and affect how they manifest. This obviously becomes more of an issue at puberty, when hormones start kicking in.

Men are more prone to abusing people with physical intimidation and violence. Women are more likely to abuse people by unfairly framing various situations in a way that to presents themselves as the victim and using this to reduce the social standing of their target. If a woman tries to use a physical intimidation, she is deemed "trashy." If a man tries to engage in mean girl court intrigue, he is viewed as a passive-aggressive wimp. Women are punished if they seem too blunt or aggressive. Men are punished for being too passive and manipulative.[/quote]

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