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Yet, this same upbringing blinded me to the inherent social disadvantage experienced by transsexuals. Through my experience, I can recognize that heterosexuals are taught not to identify the privilege of their group over transsexuals. I have decided to identify some of the daily effects of heterosexual privilege in my life. I have chosen those conditions that I think in my case attach somewhat more to sexuality privilege than to class, color, or status, though of course all these other factors are intricately intertwined. As far as I can tell, transsexuals that I come into contact cannot count on most of these conditions.
Secondly, I mention the possible increase of ‘market economy’ and the decline in ‘gift economy’, the cultural devaluing of handmade gifts, how we mediate this, and whether money is an appropriate gift or not. Thirdly, there is a cultural message that waiting until marriage to have sex is the best choice, I use an article to prove this wrong and where I stand on this issue. And finally, I will conclude this essay. (Gifts) are used to forge and maintain alliances, and they replicate the divisions between the people involved in them (Mauss 2012). Gifts are also given at rather specific times, and an examination of the occasions involved may also help lead to an understanding of important events and stages in the lives of the people concerned (Hendry 1999) The gift that you receive will have to be appropriate depending on the relationship that you have with that person and for what occasion it is for.
I also aim to touch on the subgroups of love and marriage in a variation of cultural constructs. Literature suggests, that yes, cultural influences do quite firmly restrict sexual behaviour, however not in all cultures. Western Cultures when compared to developing countries .i.e. Iran possess sexual freedom in regards to not only sexual behaviour, but in reference to love and marriage also. Whereas, second and third world countries, are bound to their cultural ‘rules’ when choosing a mate to having the freedom to act promiscuously.
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This kind of stereotyping just created by our society, by our culture. It is not the thing representing our “self”, it is guideline for us to act what other expected. When we are seeking for love, goodness, we must not affect by such stereotyping. There is no clear cut of what is male or female to “self”. Love is not something only between male and female but all of the people, no matter he or she, young and old.
Our minds have created justifications to alter these guidelines when they our actions do not measure up to the social norms. Susan Bordo’s essay, “Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body” focuses on the gender roles society has created while revealing the way the mind justifies a particular sexual way of life. Laura Kipnis’s essay, “Love’s Labors” addresses love and adultery. Kipnis addresses the common way of thinking of why and how cheating is so prevalent in today’s culture. Kipnis goes into detail about the impact love has on our way of thinking.
If society has values set in place, it has to be for a reason. The reason would be wasted if we decide not to install them into the youth of today. How do you feel about cheating? It is universal that it is wrong, but if its not enforced on the children and explained how morally and ethically wrong it is. Will they ever know that forcing yourself sexually on another person is right or wrong?
I attempt to follow a value rule that is based on “utilitarianism” (Rathus, et al., 2005, p. 6), in which my values reflect concern for the greater good of society’s majority, rather than my own. As with my value system, my critical thinking skills in making decisions about sex have long been set. I remain skeptical of the beliefs and biases of others, preferring to come to my own conclusions concerning sex and what I find sexually stimulating. However, I fervently condemn many behaviors as immoral, such as rape, unethical as in the case of adultery, or against nature as with practicing bestiality. Other sexual behaviors, whether I agree with them, or not, such as sodomy, sexual preference, and any other sexual choices that does not harm another, are not mine to judge.
What are some of the things that influence how old we "feel"? I agree with the statement because I don’t feel like you should let age define who you are. I know that society has put a writing book in front of us to follow call the chronological age that determine in may social role such as voting, marrying, even holding a public office. (Kunkel and Morgan, 2011, pg6-7) What chronological age does not tell you is that a man can fight for his country when he is eighteen years of age, but cannot go to a convince store to buy a beer until he turn twenty one. I fell like society has influence us in so many level, that it forces us to grow up faster than we supposed to be.