ed to have children, knowing that they woudn't inherit the disease. However, there is no need for 'a couple' to be involved at all. Whereas in the past, a child was seen as having been created on the wishes of both parents, now a child can exist on the wishes of just one person, the mother. This, again, not only undermines but eliminates the role of the male in the reproductive process.
             Another factor in the 'masculinity crisis' is the high rates of suicide among men. Over the course of the past thirty years the rates of male suicide have shown dramatic increases, particularly in the 15-24 age group. In many parts of the world suicide is now second to accident as the cause of death in young men. Also, in recent years the rate of suicide in young men has exceded that of suicide in elderly men, which is very worrying. In most European countries about three quarters of all suicide cases are men, but the suicide rate among women is much lower and remains relatively stable. This raises the question of the role of emotions in suicide. Is it because of male stereotyping that men feel they shouldn't get help? Do men feel that expressing their emotions is a sign of weakness? Women are much more willing to cry for
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