Sunday, September 27, 2009

Blog # 3 - Men are from Vengeance

Men Are From Vengeance


The author discusses several issues concerning behavioral patterns in woman and men. The article focuses on tests men and women were placed in and the effects of those tests would have on their behaviors. Psychologically, men were more prone to choose punishing their victims than allowing them to listen and have peace with them. Apparently, judgment controls men's feelings more than women's. Issues of fairness, empathy, violence, guilt and tolerance were all issues men did poorly on. So why is it men have a harder time to deal with these issues? Statistics have shown these issues to rely heavily on gender and questions that touch various dimensions of the psychology of punishment. Women focused on safety, loyalty, and compassion, whereas men focused on grudges, rules, and revenge. Men are more reluctant to violence than women.

In summary, the article points out hope for men and women who deal with these behaviors. Statistics have shown that over time, fading memory, and a verdict had relieved men's distress at twice the rate of women's, but who knows what evil or hatred still lies in the hearts of men. Thank goodness, my heart doesn’t react in the top percentile, although by nature men are hunter gatherers.

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