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influences how unusual a certain behavior is.
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So, crying is a good example.
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A man crying in our culture is seen as fairly unusual,
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whereas a woman crying is seen as much less unusual.
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On the other hand, a woman beating up someone is taken as quite
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unusual behavior where it's less unusual for a man.
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So, we have gender stereotypes, gender roles for what is acceptable behavior,
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and our judgments as to whether something is normal or abnormal
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get influenced by those gender roles. And the third thing that can influence
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whether something is labeled abnormal or not is the context.
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And here I'm giving you the example of "paranoia".
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If you're paranoid and hyper-vigilant, looking for threat in downtown Baghdad,