tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044166228612663288.post4899652363807864351..comments2024-03-01T11:18:22.535-05:00Comments on Inside Nancy's Noodle: The boy problemNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894799922341495196noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044166228612663288.post-30846858627144015802012-12-17T23:01:44.193-05:002012-12-17T23:01:44.193-05:00Nancy, how about a reflection on this issue in the...Nancy, how about a reflection on this issue in the context of gender identity vs. biological sex. The traits of empathy, nurturing, and compassion are often considered or described to be female. For a male to demonstrate any of these traits is to renounce his manliness. Dominance and violence prevail because "men" must renounce the behaviors that civilized humanity in order to be accepted into male society. Check Sheri S. Tepper's book, "The Gate to Woman's Country" (ISBN 0-553-28064-3). It describes an interesting approach to managing the "boy problem" or maybe better the "manliness problem".john masonnoreply@blogger.com