There are many reasons for this,
from cultural stigma (seeking a compromise instead of a win is seen as «beta») to lack of immediate benefit for investing time and potentially money into developing emotional intelligence.
Not exact matches
The autonomous person, liberated
from the constraints of the past and free perhaps even
from the
stigma of social disapproval of his chosen lifestyle, has become the new god of the Canadian civil religion, almost totally eclipsing whatever communitarian elements have managed to survive the
cultural shifts of recent decades.
«In this way, porn is utilitarian, and because we are taught not to speak openly of the utility to which we put it, pornography can hit our naughty bits without doing much else, aside
from tugging on our heartstrings with the shame, anger, and revulsion that
cultural stigmas bring to the party.»
Cultural stigma against diseases that some falsely believe to be weaknesses of character prevent people
from coming forward for trials — a problem when there are no good animal models for diseases like depression and schizophrenia.
Cultural and social
stigma, and lack of access in resource - limited countries, may prevent men
from seeking an evaluation.
So, what else might you have to deal with when dating white women (apart
from the
cultural and historical
stigmas)?
Self -
stigma occurs when people with a mental health issue accept and agree with negative
cultural stereotypes, leading to, among other things, the concealment of their illness
from others.
Participants spoke about the
stigma as stemming
from societal institutions such as religion (suicide as a sin), the law (suicide as a crime), medicine (suicide as a mental illness) as well as general
cultural beliefs that value «toughness» when people are facing adversity.