As you reach your 40s, the world seems to have a checklist for how you should look, act, and live. These signals show up ...

Most Americans, including majorities of men, women, Republicans and Democrats, say men and women are different in many ways. But there are gaps by gender and partisanship when it comes to views of ...

Decades ago, societal expectations for women were vastly different. Women were expected to be submissive, self-sacrificing, and entirely devoted to their husbands and families—often at the expense of ...

Regarding the letter (We’re too obsessed with ‘child-centred’ parenting – in Spain, the happy family comes first, 23 May), the issue isn’t just about parenting styles, it’s about broader societal ...

As we stride into our 40s and beyond, there’s an undeniable shift in the way we view our lives, relationships, and the ...

In a 2019 news.gallup.com article, “More Americans Celebrating a Secular Christmas,” Zach Hrynowski notes that the percentage of people “describing their Christmas celebrations as ‘strongly religious’ ...

Societal expectations, cultural norms, and hierarchies of value are deeply subjective and personal. At the same time, they are shaped by communities and vary from person to person and place to place.

Gender socialization is a fundamental development aspect, shaping how people perceive themselves and interact with the world. Gender socialization is the process of a person learning and internalizing ...

Half of men feel pressured to be “manly,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 men, half of whom are sexually active, found that 50% feel under pressure to perform masculinity and eight in 10 ...