Levinson’s Theory of Middle
Adulthood
Levinson’s theory of middle
adulthood can also be considered the mid-life crisis. The four major conflicts
are relating to a person getting older.
The third of the major conflict is
being masculine versus being feminine. Masculine represents strength and
feminine represents weakness. In the conflict of masculinity versus femininity,
a man discovers that showing weakness is not necessarily feminine. An example
of this would be for a man to show his feelings more in a relationship and to
share his feelings when communicating with someone on a personal basis.
1) My question is regarding the
masculinity versus femininity: showing emotions is considered a weakness?
Why/why not?
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