Gender Differences, Cancel Culture, and Shame as Resource

This chapter uses cancel culture and the associated mobbing experiences of shame as a prototypical example of a context with which to apply shame-alleviating strategies as resources when experiencing shame. Examples are cited, and literature on gender differences in coping with stress, mobbing, bullying, and responses to shame is discussed. A pilot study on honor culture men is provided as representative of how masculine men respond to shame. Practical shame remediating strategies are suggested based on previous literature and the study provided.