大学英语自学教程(上册)-unit-25-：美国男人不哭.docx

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大学英语自学教程(上册)unit25：美国男人不哭

25-A.AmericanMenDon#39;tCry

?Americanmendon#39;tcrybecauseitisconsiderednot

characteristicofmentodoso.Onlywomencry.Cryisaweakness

characteristicofthefemale,andnoAmericanmalewantstobeidentified

withany-thingintheleastweakorfeminine.Crying,inourculture,is

identifiedwithchildishness,withweaknessanddependence.Noonelikesa

crybaby,andwedisapproveofcryingeveninchildren,discouragingitin

themasearlyaspossible.Inalandsodevotedtothepursuitofhappinessas

ours,cryingreallyisratherun-American.Adultsmustlearnnottocryin

situationsinwhichitispermissibleforachildtocry.Womenbeingthe

weakeranddependent”sex,itisonlynaturalthattheyshouldcryincertain

emotionalsituations.Inwomen,cryingisexcusable.Butinmen,cryingisa

markofweakness.SogoestheAmericanbeliefwithregardtocrying.

?Alittleman,weimpressonourmalechildren,nevercries.Onlygirls

andcrybabiesdo.AndsoweconditionmalesinAmericanottocrywhenever

theyfeellikedoingso.ItisnotthatAmericanmalesareunabletocry

becauseofsomebiologicaltimeclockwithinthemwhichcausesthemtorun

downinthatcapacityastheygrowolder,butthattheyaretrainednottocry.

Andsothelittlemancontrolshisdesiretocryandgoesondoingsountilhe

isunabletocryevenwhenhewantsto.Thusdoweproduceatrained

incapacityintheAmericanmaletocry.Andthisisbad.Whyisitbad?

Becausecryingisanaturalfunctionofthehumanorganismwhichis

designedtorestoretheemotionallydisequilibratedpersontoastateof

equilibrium.Thereturnofthedisequilibratedorgansystemsofthebodyto

steadystatesordynamicstabilityisknownashomeostasis.Cryingservesa

homeostaticfunctionfortheorganismasawhole.Anyinterferencewith

homeostasisislikelytobedamagingtotheorganism.Andthereisgood

reasontobelievethattheAmer

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