PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.26.Theauthornoticesinthesportsclubthat___________.
A
women like to go to the sports club, no matter how old they are
B
in sports classes men are instructors while women are attendees
C
women like sports classes, while men prefer working alone
D
both sexes like working in groups though with different activities
