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Male psychology: holistic, compassionate, future-facing

MenandBoysareGood

October 28, 2017

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https://beta.bps.org.uk/blogs/dr-john-barry/male-psychology-holistic-compassionate-future-facing

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Title	Male psychology: holistic, compassionate, future-facing
Author	MenandBoysareGood
Upvotes	6
Comments	4
Date	October 28, 2017 2:34 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/797rjs/male_psychology_holistic_compassionate/
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[–]skallyd 1 point2 points3 points 6 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Might want to give this one a second go.

Male Psychology is compassionate

It provides a necessary balance to our normal tendency to overlook problems facing men and boys. It is normal for us to automatically favour women over men (Rudman & Goodwin, 2004). The roots of this ‘empathy gap’ are probably rooted in evolution, with men expected to provide protection, not receive it (Barry, 2016). When men are acting out emotional problems through antisocial behavior rather than talking to someone, our empathy for men, understandably, is reduced. And it is precisely because we have so little time for men with difficult psychological/behavioural problems that male psychology is such a challenge.

This is a complete turn around from most articles about male mental health. Typically said articles demand that men "talk more" without recognizing the empathy gap and the logic of the typical male position (stoicism).

The main problem with the article is that many men have a damn good reason to be depressed. It's difficult to help men who are the victims of feminist laws short of changing the laws themselves.