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Society is paying the price of aggressive machismo: Dr Abhijit Das

The article by Dr. Abhijit Das, ‘Society is paying the price of aggressive machismo’ featured in  Hindustan Times on October 26, 2014.

Society is paying the price of aggressive machismo – Dr Abhijit Das 

“Road rage is a common phenomenon in Delhi. A 2013 study on the issue found it to be one of the main reasons for murders in the city. Experts say it is associated with urban stress. In fact, a pattern can be discerned, a pecking order of how this phenomenon expresses itself: The bigger the vehicle, the more aggressive is its driver. There is a hierarchy at play here with men displaying power and aggressiveness over other men, a phenomenon called hegemonic masculinity.”

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