Some men, deathly afraid to talk about their emotional struggles, feel no options other than suicide. Learning to slow down, change jobs if it is too stressful, take time off, and express their emotions are ways that men can change this pattern. New sex role expectations allow males to take better care of themselves, emotionally and physically. The result is often disastrous. Painful feelings remain hidden and unexpressed.
Anger is vented in an alcohol-induced rage.
Both can have very damaging consequences. But most of it is. This statement very nicely captures the dilemma for present-day males. Shifting sex roles in this country now encompass more equality for males and females. Whereas older, more traditional, notions of sex roles emphasized the superior power position of males, more recent formulations of sex roles emphasize equal power for males and females.