Stress and Gender

Paper Summary:

The paper explains the differences in how men and women handle stress, noting that these differences are due to both biological and environmental differences. The paper presents two four week plans; one for a man to deal with stress and the other for a woman. The paper shows how men and women have to seek help in different ways in accordance with their social and biological differences. The paper includes an annotated bibliography.

Outline:
Introduction
Gender Differences in Reaction to Stress
Are Differences Biological or Environmental?
Four Week Strategy

From the Paper:

"The main sources of stress for both men and women are work and family life. Other stresses may include illness, catastrophic disaster, death of a loved one, and so on. However research has found that men and women perceive stress differently. Research has found that women experience more stress as it pertains to Family/Parenting, social situations and academics while men tend to experience a great deal of stress as it pertains to finances and being providers (Day & Livingstone, 2003)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Day, Arla L, Livingstone, Holly A. (2003) Gender differences in perceptions of stressors and utilization of social support among university students. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. Retrieved June 2, 2008 from; http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3717/is_200304/ai_n9225899/pg_4
• Iwasaki, Yoshi, MacKay, Kelly, Mactavish, Jennifer . (2005) Gender-Based Analyses of Coping with Stress among Professional Managers: Leisure Coping and Non-Leisure Coping. Journal of Leisure Research. Retrieved June 2, 2008 from; http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3702/is_200501/ai_n9520740/pg_2
• Melville, Kate (2006) Big Gender Differences In Language Learning. Retrieved June 2, 2008 from;http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20061029224800data_trunc_sys.shtml
• Nazario, Brunilda . Why Men and Women Handle Stress Differently. Retrieved June 2, 2008 from;http://women.webmd.com/features/stress-women-men-cope
• "Successful men coping with stress by over-drinking", 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008 from;http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Successful-men-coping-with-stress-by-overdrinking-survey/265167/

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