2. Why am I interested? It is a un-fair and unhealthy standard for boys and men to live up to Progress is gradually being made Raising awareness of something little can make a difference
3. Background It was seen as unacceptable, weak, inferior, and feminine to cry Men refused to admit that they have cried Most research has found that progress is being made slowly. The media is helping
4. Hypothesis My hypothesis was that: 1) Men would cry the most by themselves 2) Cry secondly around women 3) Thirdly around strangers 4) Fourthly around other men 5) Finally a few would not admit to crying
5. Method Survey! I chose to create a survey that was to be filled out anonymously by 50 different aged men. The questions were as follows: Have you ever cried? Have you ever cried in front of another man? A woman? A stranger? Have you cried by yourself? Why do you feel it is not acceptable to cry?
6. Results My results were as follows: Have you ever cried? 95% of the men said yes Have you ever cried in front of another man? 30% of the men said yes A woman? 70% of the men said yes A stranger? 20% of the men said yes Have you cried by yourself? 95% of the men said yes Why do you feel it is not acceptable to cry? For this subject the main idea found was that they clearly said men don’t cry. They said it makes them appear weak, out of control, feminine, insecure, and unstable.
7. Conclusion To conclude: My survey shows that some men still are set in the mind frame that crying is negative Men are most comfortable crying when no one is around They think that crying makes them everything the media and some parents have embedded in their minds is true I find this disheartening.
8. References Fox, Kate. 2004. The Kleenex® For Men Crying Game Report A study of men and crying The Social Issues Research Centre. http://www.sirc.org/publik/crying_game.pdf Keough, Dr. Kevin. “Possible Health Benefits of Crying.” http://www.helium.com/items/339767- possible-health-benefits-of-crying
