Across the globe there have been many factors that have created the modern human (Homo Sapiens). These factors have influenced what the definition of culture, heritage, and race are. The ethical and civil denominations are what have made humans, human─ but, stopping to examine what exactly has influenced contemporary society, the manipulations of evolution, religion, and the suppression of women, are the prevailing determinants to the creation of modern humans.
When taking the widely adopted, “Out of Africa” thesis, true evolution of the species has convergently remained the same, in fact the differences in humankind’s cultures are less than 15,000 or 20,000 years old (Worlds, p. 4). The human species has only very recently (in terms of the …show more content…
Religion is the most prominent source of world order. Ancient civilizations draw from the works and beliefs of gods and goddess for instruction on how to fulfill their lives, an effect that influence societal structure, specifically the instructions on how to oppress women, the result of sexist religion. Though some believe religion is a reflection of the culture (Woman, p. 2), it can be argued that the religion is the domination of the culture. For instance, the Hindu text Rig-Veda describes the creation of the universe by the gods’ sacrifice of man. With this sacrifice four different castes of people are born, which reflect the hereditary social classes of India (Worlds, p. 5). Focusing on women, the view that they are property for male consumption is an ideology that has been accepted even with the advancement of modern information. Ancient Samaritans had possibly held women in higher regard, but that was not true as the civilization advanced. Possibly because of law codes (male social constructs), which were mostly written by men, and also the editing and propagation of religious stories, ones in which exemplify women negatively (Women, p. 2). In the myth of the dominant female goddess Tiamat, her death becomes a beacon and her body becomes the Earth, proving the goddess was subordinate to male gods. Religion is most often the cause for these sextist intimations, and the teaching of these works propagate the suppression of
When taking the widely adopted, “Out of Africa” thesis, true evolution of the species has convergently remained the same, in fact the differences in humankind’s cultures are less than 15,000 or 20,000 years old (Worlds, p. 4). The human species has only very recently (in terms of the …show more content…
Religion is the most prominent source of world order. Ancient civilizations draw from the works and beliefs of gods and goddess for instruction on how to fulfill their lives, an effect that influence societal structure, specifically the instructions on how to oppress women, the result of sexist religion. Though some believe religion is a reflection of the culture (Woman, p. 2), it can be argued that the religion is the domination of the culture. For instance, the Hindu text Rig-Veda describes the creation of the universe by the gods’ sacrifice of man. With this sacrifice four different castes of people are born, which reflect the hereditary social classes of India (Worlds, p. 5). Focusing on women, the view that they are property for male consumption is an ideology that has been accepted even with the advancement of modern information. Ancient Samaritans had possibly held women in higher regard, but that was not true as the civilization advanced. Possibly because of law codes (male social constructs), which were mostly written by men, and also the editing and propagation of religious stories, ones in which exemplify women negatively (Women, p. 2). In the myth of the dominant female goddess Tiamat, her death becomes a beacon and her body becomes the Earth, proving the goddess was subordinate to male gods. Religion is most often the cause for these sextist intimations, and the teaching of these works propagate the suppression of