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D_Raay
08-15-2005, 12:42 PM
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050802_masculinity.html

Men whose masculinity is challenged become more inclined to support war or buy an SUV, a new study finds.

Their attitudes against gays change, too.

Cornell University researcher Robb Willer used a survey to sample undergraduates. Participants were randomly assigned feedback that indicated their responses were either masculine of feminine.

The women had no discernable reaction to either type of feedback in a follow-up survey.

But the guys' reactions were "strongly affected," Willer said today.

"I found that if you made men more insecure about their masculinity, they displayed more homophobic attitudes, tended to support the Iraq war more and would be more willing to purchase an SUV over another type of vehicle," said Willer said. "There were no increases [in desire] for other types of cars."

Those who had their masculinity threatened also said they felt more ashamed, guilty, upset and hostile than those whose masculinity was confirmed, he said.

Qdrop
08-15-2005, 12:48 PM
oh christ,
we already KNEW this....



still funny though....






W has a small pee pee.....

EN[i]GMA
08-15-2005, 01:30 PM
Uhh...uhh...shit!

They found me out!

Now I have to dump the SUV, turn gay and hate Bush to remain manly!

Damn scientists.

sam i am
08-15-2005, 05:44 PM
http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050802_masculinity.html

Men whose masculinity is challenged become more inclined to support war or buy an SUV, a new study finds.

Their attitudes against gays change, too.

Cornell University researcher Robb Willer used a survey to sample undergraduates. Participants were randomly assigned feedback that indicated their responses were either masculine of feminine.

The women had no discernable reaction to either type of feedback in a follow-up survey.

But the guys' reactions were "strongly affected," Willer said today.

"I found that if you made men more insecure about their masculinity, they displayed more homophobic attitudes, tended to support the Iraq war more and would be more willing to purchase an SUV over another type of vehicle," said Willer said. "There were no increases [in desire] for other types of cars."

Those who had their masculinity threatened also said they felt more ashamed, guilty, upset and hostile than those whose masculinity was confirmed, he said.

Let's see......this was published by "Imaginova Corp.," a company that specializes in space toys, like binoculars and astronomy DVD's.

Hmmmm.....sounds like they would really know what they are talking about when it comes to the "study" of human nature.

Your source is exceedingly suspect, D_Raay.

sam i am
08-15-2005, 05:51 PM
BTW, the guy who conducted the study is a GRAD student.

He's "areas of interest" are Social Psychology, Collective Action/Altruism (sounds like a real middle of the roader to me :rolleyes: ), Political Sociology, Gender/Masculinity (they allow people to go to school for THAT! :eek: :( ), Social Networks, and Theory.

He's has numerous publiched papers, but most are in NPR.

Check him out at http://www.soc.cornell.edu/gradstudents/willer.shtml.

This guy sure LOOKS like a poster boy for masculinity, if you catch my drift... ;)