During our family dinner, I noticed that my father was disinterested in talking to her, preferring to sip his beer and not talk to anyone. He didn't do any emotional work that challenged the context of the situation, because he was the only one who didn't measure up to our levels of positivity. In most situations, we prefer not to question the context of the situation, especially if during the event the individual's task is to contribute to the norms of the particular event. My father's attitude was most likely attributable to the norms of his gender. Emotions permeate behaviors and attitudes. My father's strong disapproval of my brother's engagement results in negative emotions that he did not use surface or deep acting to suppress during dinner. It could be argued that he used deep acting because his emotions of frustration were suppressed, but he did not act superficially because he did not fake feelings of happiness. Men and women are assigned gender norms, these expected behaviors are socially constructed just as emotions are. However, men and women are expected to use emotions differently from each other. Men are not expected to suppress their stronger emotions such as anger, unlike women