They forgot to ask about gun racks. And substantially raised bodies on those SUVs.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Masculinity Challenged, Men Prefer War and SUVs > By LiveScience Staff > > posted: 02 August 2005 03:58 pm ET > > 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. > > > http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050802_masculinity.html > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/a5gq9 To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
