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i'm so sorry to ask you guys to proof read my paper, but its getting late and i have no one else who i can call up this late to proof read it. (i typically send my stuff to the writing center at my college to be reviewed but since this paper is due at noon tomorrow its not likely they'll review it.) i know many of you are up 24/7 and would love a great read anyway(not!)

To whomever reviews it, i'm concerned about grammar, topic development, and organization of information. so if you could concentrate on that or see other errors, please let me know! thanks!

so thanks again who ever proofs read it. i greatly appreciate it! thanks!



The aim of this investigation is to illustrate in comparison to women, men’s sensitivity to stereotyping keeps them from seeking medical treatment. To illustrate this idea, consider the recent article “Stereotypes keep depressed men from care” (2006). The article states stereotypes such as “real men don’t need help” tend to shy depressed men away from medical treatment. Men tend to believe they must show their masculinity and it may be questioned if they seek help. To avoid one’s masculinity to be questioned, men tend to “act out by anger, rage, self-medicate, and risky behavior” when they’re depressed “Stereotypes keep depressed men from care” (2006). The stereotypical “real men don’t need help” image may make some men denial of their depression and may make it more difficult for men to identify symptoms of depression.

According to a research study that was conducted, of all depressed adults over the age of 60, men have a higher suicidal rate compared to women (Hinton, Zweifach, Oishi, Tang, & Unützer, 2006). The results were “rate of completed suicide among American men aged 65 and older is nearly 32 per 100,000, compared with about four per 100,000 for women in the same age group,” (Hinton, et al., 2006). This may be the result of men tendencies to react differently to depression than women. As quoted in the article, “Stereotypes keep depressed men from care” (2006), “men less often express common symptoms of depression, such as depressed mood or sadness, and may actively try to conceal or mask their depression, whereas women tend to be more open about their depressed mood.”

One explanation for this illustration may be how we perceive gender roles of men and women in society. Stereotypes often dictate what genders should and shouldn’t do and sometimes become in conflict if someone breaches that stereotypical role. (Jones, 2002). Another explanation is men are often expected to hold their feelings in and to deal with the problems on their own rather than seeking help. In comparison, women are expected to seek attention if they experience the need for help (Jones, 2002).

Few insights were learned from this investigation. First, older men are sensitive to stereotypical roles and often hold in feelings for fear their masculinity may be questioned. Second, depressed elderly men who hold in their feelings are less likely to seek help, and are at higher risk of committing suicide than those who do seek help. Third, stereotypical gender roles do have an impact by keeping depressed men from seeking medical care. In conclusion, the investigation indicates there is a correlation between men not seeking help and gender stereotypes. By which will take a society willing to accept men seeking help, as normal.

References

Hinton, Ladson., Zweifach, Mark., Oishi, Sabine., Tang, Lingqi., Unützer, Jürgen. (2006, October). Gender Disparities in the Treatment of Late-Life Depression: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings From the IMPACT Trial. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14: 884-892.

Jones, Melinda. (2002). Social psychology of prejudice (pp. 36-37, 90, 100). New Jersey: Pearson Education

Stereotypes keep depressed men from care. (2006, October). Reuters Health-Yahoo. Retrieved October 9, 2006, from http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061003/hl_nm/depressed_men_dc