Intense anger is commonly thought as one more experienced and prevalent in men than women. Please describe how this widely accepted concept is based on culture. In providing your response, please refer to societal roles assigned to both men and women, and in particular elements from Hofstede’s dimension of individualism–collectivism.

What will be an ideal response?

Answers to this question should first refer to the fact that different cultures have a different understanding about how to express anger, as suggested by the book. But they can also include about the roles socially, culturally and historically assigned to women as loving and caring figures, particularly in more collectivist societies. In more individualistic cultures this divide may not hold, and stating that is all that is needed.