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Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre
There are so many things we've been told we can't talk about in polite society. The things your mom told you never to ask about: Sex. Money. Poop. Death. The things that make normal people uncomfortable.
But if you're curious about the truth behind our deepest societal taboos, we're your gals. We dig into the history, science, and straight up weird truths behind these off-limits topics and give you the answers you never knew you needed.
Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre
Is Crying Manipulative?
Studies show women cry four times more than men do. Is this evidence of evolutionary biology or have women learned to use crying to get their way? This episode, we discover how crying works, discuss theories as to why we cry and dig into whether crying is manipulative. We all enter this world crying, but let's learn how our relationship with this emotional outpour change as we grow into adults.
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SOURCES:
How Crying Works, How Stuff Works
The Science of Crying, Time
Teary-Eyed Evolution: Crying Serves a Purpose, NPR
The Crying Game, Psychology Today
Why Do We Cry, the Science of Tears, Independent
Why We Cry, New Research is Opening Eyes to the Psychology of Tears, American Psychological Association
New Theory for Why We Cry, Live Science
Preschool children's response to peer crying, Early Childhood Research Quarterly
The damaging effects of perceived crocodile tears for a crier's image, Front Psychol
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