This project is looking at whether people adjust their language style after their gender identity has been threatened. ## Precarious Manhood Previous research (e.g., [Vandello, Bosson, Cohen, Burnaford, & Weaver, 2008][1]) has indicated that men will exaggerate their masculine behavior after their masculinity has been challenged. ## Gendered Language Style Sex differences in language use have been observed across large datasets ([Newman, Groon, Hendelman, & Pennebaker, 2008][2]), in Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count ([LIWC][3]) function word categories. Some of our recent work has found that people perceive other who use particularly feminine or masculine styles differently depending on the context — people with masculine styles are viewed as lower in status when giving advice about relational issues. [1]: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dov_Cohen2/publication/23489259_Precarious_Manhood/links/0046353b56db638ca6000000.pdf [2]: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.216.4267&rep=rep1&type=pdf [3]: https://liwc.wpengine.com/