Examining the Reading

Read “His Marriage and Hers: Childhood Roots” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 16.23

1. Summarizing In one or two sentences, explain the differences that Goleman claims exist between men’s and women’s ways of expressing emotion.

Question 16.24

2. Causes According to Goleman, what are the root causes of the differences between how men and women express emotion?

Question 16.25

3. Details How can the emotional differences between spouses cause marital difficulties, according to the writer?

Question 16.26

4. Differences Explain how boys and girls play differently, according to Goleman.

Question 16.27

5. Vocabulary Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading: epitomizes (para. 1), articulating (4), ostracism (5), vendettas (5), disparity (6), and empathic (7).

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