In contrast, Nagel takes that standard sexual activity is defined by superimposed mutual perceptions between both parties that seek attraction in a mutual manner. The two additional stages of sexual perversion include narcissistic practices and those that involve awareness of oneself as an object of desire either with sadism or masochist. However, sexual perversion is generally considered as bad in many societies but Nagel defends his ideas by stating that it is still better than no sex at all which generated a tremendous amount of controversies. Nagel states that in order to determine if something is a sexual perversion then it must satisfies the three conditions as mentioned previously. It must be unnatural that means the act must not be the normal practices of sexual desires or the actual process, but it do different across different cultures.
The fact of sexual violence against women is not a rarity. Women always say to themselves, “It will never happen to me.” or “It might have something to do with yourself to feel of being harassed or to let people harass you or, even the worst, to invite people to harass you.” Sexual violence will not go away if we continue to let it happen. Women have to stand up for themselves and stop being a weak individual. Mining industry is commonly known as the industry that is dominated by male. The culture is extremely
Persistently irresponsible, they are impulsive violators of what are considered social norms. They disregard the feelings of others, while feeling no guilt or remorse for actions they have done (Cavadino, 1998). Because psychopathy and sociopathy are often confused, it is important to differentiate between the two types of personality disorders. What makes a sociopath separate from the psychopath is “sociopathy is not a formal psychiatric condition. It refers to patterns of attitudes that are considered to be antisocial and criminal by society at large, but are seen as normal or necessary by the subculture or social environment in which they developed” (Babiak & Hare, 2007, p. 26).
I argue that the representation of women in pornography lowers the moral status of all women and is shown through the treatment and perceptions, which are created by men, making all women as simply means and less than persons in society. The degrading and dehumanizing depictions of women in pornography impact women as a class, through the treatment and perceptions of women in the pornography industry. Women in pornography are treated simply as means, or as objects, for the sexual arousal of men. Women are treated as sexual “things” or commodities that are there for the specific purpose to provide sexual entertainment to men. This dehumanization of women is what provides men with sexual arousal for the reason that the women who are being portrayed are often being dominated, overpowered and abused by men, giving the consumers, who are mostly men, the feeling of power and control over women.
This theory is also sociological in its emphasis on the role of social forces in creating deviance. Deviant behavior can consist of different definitions. Some believe that deviance is the violation of any social norm and other feel that you can be deviant without breaking any rules or behavior that does not conform to a social norm which may be disapproved. Some people feel that getting away with something and not being punished will be an excuse for deviants to continue to commit a crime. In other words, I think that people feel that if they get away with it once they can get away with it again.
She references western culture in this argument to suggest our humanity is built solely upon the idea of sex as a natural force that is the basis of social structure. She further breaks her theory down into five subsets; Sex negativity, the fallacy of misplaced scale, the hierarchical valuation of sex acts, the domino theory of sexual peril, and the lack of a concept of benign sexual variation. She discusses sex negativity as a dangerous and destructive force. If sex isn’t related to marriage or reproduction then it’s considered evil. In the fallacy of misplaced scale she explains how sex acts are mixed with feelings of significance.
Pornography is defined as printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings while erotica is defined as literature or art intended to arouse sexual desire. Originally pornography derives from the Greek word Pornographos that translates to, the depiction of prostitutes. While erotica is defined as sexually explicit literature or art and is derived from the Greek Eros (love) are works of art including literature, photography, sculpture and paintings Susan Sontag distinguishes art from pornography because pornography works in a single minded way, intending to arouse sexually, pornography has no structure no beginning, middle or end just the repetition of sex, language plays an subsidiary role in porn, no art and pornography disregards
June Tangney, psychology educator and researcher born in New York, believes that there’s another way to punish a person rather than putting them behind bars. She believes that jail time does not make a person feel guilty, where he’s obliged to feel bad about his/her actions and would want to change those behaviors but it makes him/her feel humiliated which automatically gives a false sense or certainty that person is a bad person and there is no changing that. She states that, “Punishment aimed at public humiliation certainly appeal to our sense of moral righteousness” (570) and “rather than fostering constructive change, shame often makes a bad situation worse” (570). For starters, Tangney emotional appeal was strong. Right off the back she acknowledges the opposition.
Similarly, direct action by a person who has no special authority is not properly called punishment, and is more likely to be revenge or an act of hostility.” http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/5144_Banks_II_Proof_Chapter_5.pdf When using a theoretical approach to the question of why we punish criminals, the same source raises the issues of: • They deserve to be punished. • Punishment will stop them from committing further crimes. • Punishment tells the victim that society disapproves of the harm that he or she has suffered. • Punishment discourages others from doing the same thing. • Punishment protects society from dangerous or dishonest people.
Whilst any gender can be subjected to sexist behaviour, it is most commonly women who tend to be on the receiving end of it`. Functionalist and right wing sociologists might argue that sexism hardly exists in society today. Feminists would argue against this. Feminists have fought against the injustices endured by women, they do not believe in male supremacy. The fundamental principles that have existed in a western patriarchal society made women second-class citizens in comparison to men.