Sexism In Sociology

1.Based on Serono’s ideas rape culture is something that cannot be solved with “single-tact solutions”. The “men-as-predator/sexual aggressor assumption” (Serano 422) allows women to believe that the man is always a predator, and therefore leads to men being aggressive leading to the cycle of rape culture. Overall to change rape culture we must change this assumption that currently dominates out thinking.

Sexism is the unequal treatment between sexes, more so the attitudes and beliefs about people based on their sex and is more prominent amongst women. It is the failure to give equal weight to women’s interests and is important because it undermines the welfare of one-half of the human population.

Majority of the public still follows the notion of “aggressive-passive, dominant-submissive, me-Tarzan-you-Jane nature of relationship between the sexes of our culture, [which] is a close association between violence and sexuality” (Freeman, 1989). Freeman also asserted that the significantly higher population of men compared to the women is the reason for the increasing number of rape victims and that men’s hostility which eventually leads into sexual violence was a noted part of the male nature. That understanding and belief hinder the public of the full acceptance for the need global gender

For many decades, women have experienced all forms of oppression and constant violence that threatened their existence in the male-dominated society. Various forms of discrimination and oppression have been directed to women for decades. Violence directed at women such as rape and battery were seen and treated as isolated scenarios. However, as the need to foster gender equality took pace, such oppressive actions are now perceived as elements of a wider system of dominance in the society that that needs to be addressed as a whole rather than in singularity

Feminist criminologists states that rape is wrong, and sometimes it is ignored, legitimised and mischaracterised. Furthermore, feminist criminologists believe that there is difference in how the crime of rape is best acknowledgeable and how rape can be prevented both legally and socially (Whisnant, 2013). Feminist criminologists suggest that there are two approaches of rape per the liberal and radical feminists. Liberal feminist’s perspectives in regards

Radical and liberal feminist theories identify sexual assault as occurring due to women’s oppression through gender role socialization and patriarchal dominance (Burgess-Proctor, 2006). Radical and liberal feminists posit that sexual assault is an act of power and

This essay will focus on the microaggressions of rape culture that lead up to these

research on rape culture and the examination of the myths and institutional barriers that allow the

As reported by, feminist criminologists, their perspective of rape and sexual assault differ from liberal and radical feminists. Liberal feminists’ viewpoint in regards of rape as a gender-neutral assault on a persons’ autonomy and mainly focusing on the harm that rape can do to an individual. In contrast, radical feminists describe rape as a subject to be recognised and understood as a major pillar of patriarchy; a social system in which men claim the positions of dominance and control of the central norms and values that are linked with masculinity (Johnson, 2005: p.

In the past women were locked by the patriarchal system within certain roles, for example housewife, which made them dependent and subservient to men. Many people continue see the position of female as subordinate to male. Symbolic interactionism highlights that people do not merely learn the roles that society has set out for them; rather they construct their roles as they interact. In the process they greatly rely on symbols, for example words, gestures, clothes, to reach a shared understanding of their interaction. Symbolic interactionism also suggests that men use sexual abuse as a way reaffirm their masculinity or even exercise their power over one another. It is important to mention that the object of harassment is not necessarily women. Gay students are often the object of provocation. Sexual harassment can be viewed as an instrument by using which the most masculine men position themselves on the top and put the less masculine gender on the bottom. Sexual prowess became a measure of power, status, and control. Hyper masculinity is particularly cultivated in male dominated environments like fraternities and athletic teams. Although sexual abuse is sometimes normalized by the idea that men are naturally sexually aggressive and cannot resists sexual impulses, Judith Lorber views gender as a product of socialization. People “do gender” every day. Lorber argues that gender system today maintains structured gender inequality to produce a subordinate

Rather it…refers to as ‘language of rape’…described as the ‘cultural scaffolding of rape’: the dominant discourses of sex and gender that position men as normatively and naturally both sexually driven and aggressive, and women as sexually passive and vulnerable…” (Nicola Gavey, 199). Gavey is basically saying that society is making excuses as to why men decide to take part in such an unethical action known as rape. Focusing too much on the fact that male authorities are the main reason for the created obstacles towards the justice of women and rape in the military, it is ignored that society’s standards and gender markers among what men and women are and how they act, is the main reason why the justice for women and rape is practically impossible and constantly being encouraged among men. The Poststructuralist Claim (Nicolas Gavey, 199) about rape creates an excuse for the prevention of

The average man may possess everyday fears, such as embarrassment or rejection, while the common woman has to deal with the fear of being sexually assaulted. Sexual assault is any type of unconsented sexual contact, and is most frequently associated with rape. Sexual assault is a particularly sensitive issue between Feminists and Men’s Rights Activists. Feminists believe that victims are disenfranchised in society and the court of law, seen through the invalidation of victims and fear from society’s backlash, as well as authorities’ improper conduct under such cases. Men’s Rights Activists, however, carry the idea that victims are given too much trust in society, as they could make a false accusation of rape and people may believe

One cultural influence on women’s identities is the desensitization of sexual assault. An example from the text is, “In the movies, a man rapes a woman because he’s a soldier and his army’s won, and he wants to celebrate” (Howe 27). Rape culture has recently gained more awareness and is becoming normalized because of its constant portrayal in today’s media and news. Howe implies this when she talks about rape in the context of it in movies. Notice how she says “movies”, not just one or a few, just movies, because it is seen so frequently. Sexual trauma impacts a woman’s mental well-being, but society makes it worse by perceiving it as something normal, something that happens daily.

Feminist analysis has argued that the patriarchal system of gender inequalities which empowers men and oppresses women underpins sexual violence and that stratification and social control are fundamental elements in the sexual domination of women Brownmiller (1975:4).

Majority of the public still follows the notion of “aggressive-passive, dominant-submissive, me-Tarzan-you-Jane nature of relationship between the sexes of our culture, [which] is a close association between violence and sexuality” (Freeman, 1989). Freeman also asserted that the significantly higher population of men compared to the women is the reason for the increasing number of rape victims and that men’s hostility which eventually leads into sexual violence was a noted part of the male nature. That understanding and belief hinder the public of the full acceptance for the need global gender