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Her comment that boys and girls have the same emotional systems struck me . Reichert echoes this in his book , saying , “ Boys and girls begin life with equal capacities for expressing their hearts . Conditioning accounts for the difference .” I feel that , as a society , we ’ ve challenged a lot of the biases against girls , and we ’ ve made good progress . Yet , we seem collectively less inclined to free our boys from old , outdated misconceptions . But San Diego University psychologist Jean Twenge has tracked an alarming rise in unhappiness in young people and warns of “ the most severe mental health crisis for young people in decades .” She notes a dramatic spike in depression , loneliness , anxiety , and dissatisfaction with life .
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