Therefore men may be embarrassed or fear that they may not be taken seriously. Kirkwood (1993) argued that domestic violence causes psychological damage which includes low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress. Domestic violence against women by men is caused by the misuse of power and control within a male privilege. Male privilege tends to focus on an individual (mainly the wife) and maintains to keep the dominance of the female and the power of their children. Perpetrators of domestic violence choose to behave abusively to get what they want and gain control.
even if it means standing alone. They may not get people to listen but at least they have each other for a little while. They want to silence and kill Clarisse because she is a free thinker and doesn’t want to conform with society. She believes in reading books, whats in the books, and spreading the word to people about how great this information is. Shes not like the other kids she doesn’t like watching tv she likes hanging out with Montag who is much older then her.
Sherman and Adelaide Haas in “Man to Man, Woman to Woman”, husbands and wives often have communication issues. That is why men and women talk about different topics. Base on some questions asked to different couple, men and women can rarely talk about the same topics like television, work and movies, but women will react more emotional than men. Then making fun of the other person opinion could easy lead to argument or fights. Men enjoy talking to other man because they don’t have to watch what they are saying and because freedom, playfulness and camaraderie.
“Sex, Lies and Conversation; Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?” Deborah Tannen, in her article “Sex, Lies and Conversation; Why is it so hard for men and women to talk to each other?” describes how men and women communicate differently with one another, and how their differences affect their interactions. Right from the beginning, she talks about how men seem to talk more than women in public situations, but women seem to talk more than men at home (para #1). Her first main point is that the number one reason for broken relationships and numerous divorces are usually a lack of communication (para #3). Tannen describes how most women complain about their men’s lack of communication. She states that it’s not the men lack of communication, but rather it’s that they react and respond differently in conversation (para #4).
Women in their understanding tend to assume that men are not listening to them when men are looking into distance when conversing whereas men are listening. An example was stated in the article about the boyfriend who covers his face while listening to his girlfriend talking and his girlfriend thinks he’s not paying attention to her. Also men digress easily during conversations while women digest topics for a long
Herland, Gender Expectations in Society The cultural and social setting affects the acceptance of gender expectations is a society. The role that men and women play in society is influenced by the expectations of each and is formed over time. Traditions are created and are difficult to transform when there needs to be adjustments in these beliefs and philosophies. Different societies view women and men’s roles in various ways. Although fictional, in the book Herland, the men arrive in a different society and each man responds in different ways to what they perceive as foreign culture, “there was no accepted standard of what was ‘manly’ and what was ‘womanly’” (Gilman79).
Girls tend to try not to hurt other and don’t get as competitive as boys do. Having a player of the opposite sex might distract players. It might distract the boys from giving their full potential. And it might distract the girls from giving their full potential also. Girl get distracted easily and so do boys.
Without having the proper experience can cause this group of participant to steer off track and he might not be able to get the proper information he needs. Having an addition person available to assist would be ideal. The other person would be able to take notes, along with having the discussion taped. For example, having a female to discuss the issues with teen pregnancy where the females of the group would be more at ease discussing the issue. Many teenage females are not willing to discuss this topic with their parents and will not feel any more at ease talking to a man.
She also admits that boys and girls do have many differences, which cause them to behave differently. Orenstein observed that in many situations the teacher ignored the girls when they raised their hands while the boys would blurt-out answers without the teacher scolding them for it. The boys, she observed, usually dominated the classroom discussions while the girls would be very hesitant to raise their own hands for fear of having the wrong answer. Many of the girls Orenstein interviewed said that boys do not care if they are wrong
As we grow older, both sexes endure an incredible amount of pressure from the media to fit into their gender roles. If men show any feminine traits they are considered weak and are often not taken seriously. Have you noticed that society is more lenient on girls if they don’t conform to gender roles than boys? Girls can be “tomboys”, but that’s not necessarily negative, while “sissy” and “pansy” are used as insults for boys. This just isn’t right.