The female identity is different according to each culture and custom, but many cultures are based on a past where men wield more patriarchal power than women, or like in the UK woman are beginning to come forth but their is still an underling current even today.
The assumption is that men are exceedingly more dominant then woman, that they are the hierarchy of the human world.
The assumption is that men are exceedingly more dominant then woman, that they are the hierarchy of the human world.
Men should act powerful whilst woman should act like submissive creatures, these general roles are based on norms, this starts at birth being influenced by four major agents, upbringing, mass media, peer groups and education. These are based on typical stereotypes, which we overgeneralize our attitudes, and behavior patterns to create these, just like actors within a theater.
Femininity: “Femininity stands for a society in which social gender roles overlap: Both men and women are supposed to be modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life”
Masculinity: “Masculinity stands for a society in which social gender roles are clearly distinct: Men are supposed to be assertive, tough, and focused on material success; women are supposed to be more modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life.
Hofstede (2001), Culture’s Consequences, 2nd ed. p 297.
I want to reverse the rules and subvert the focus from the man and bring the woman into the forth-front.
Why Men Rule: A Theory of Male Dominance, Goldberg Steven.
Very well written.
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