Empathy is the ability to perceive another person’s view of the world as though his or her were yours. . Empathy explains why mothers relate more to their daughters and father’s with their son’s. This again is similar to the social learning theory. Mother’s discourage aggression in girls and fathers reward aggression in boys. This may explain why boys are usually more like their fathers unless the father did things that the son did not agree with. A good example would be in if the father was abusive or and alcoholic. Fathers are usually much more protective of their daughter then their son while the mothers show compassion to the son (Gamble and Gamble, 2003, p 210-211). Eminem is a hip-hop artist that exploded on the screen and angered many people. There is one opinion that many people will agree on is that he loves his daughter very much. His song Mockingbird explains how much he cares for his daughter and the gender roles in their household. After listening to this song the audience beings to show empathy for his way of life because they begin to see that Eminem is a good type of father that never wants anything bad to happen to his daughter.
Gamble, T., & Gamble, M. (2003). The Gender Communication Connection.Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company.
