Roles Of A Male Body

Register to read the introduction… Man has been the number one sex as early as the 1600s, when scientists, doctors and religion claimed that the bodies of men and women were one. A body in this time period was “fluid,” and ever changing, and men and women were represented in a hierarchy. A male body was a perfect body to compare all others to; it was strong, full of heat and truth. A female body was one that lacked vital heat and perfection, making these bodies the inverse of a male body. Women retained, inside, the reproductive structures that are visible on the male body. Women were weaker, softer and colder and always looked down upon. They were also considered more out of control and their morals could not be trusted. A less perfect body meant a less perfect character, citizen and being. But when the 19th Century was upon us, the idea of one body changed into two bodies. However, with this change, the idea of women as a lesser sex was still in motion as scientists tried to figure out the purpose of women, along with the role they should play in society. Physical and “natural” differences in the bodies of men and women justified the roles that men and women should play. This ultimately led to the view of separate spheres, of men as superior and “normal” and women as strictly here to reproduce and provide nourishment to their children and …show more content…
Have you ever altered the number of sex partners you have had to avoid being judged? Why or why not? 2. How does it make you feel to hear that men in society today are perceived as “better” or “manly” or “pimps” if they have a high number of sex partners, and that women are perceived as “sluts” or “whores” or “easy” if they have a high number of sex partners? 3. How do you protect yourself from these connotations? 4. In your opinion, what does the number of sex partners a man or a woman has mean to you? To society? 5. In your opinion, do you think a man/woman who has had more sex partners than you is considered more experienced? Why or why not? 6. In your opinion, do you think a man/woman who has had more sex partners than you is considered less pure? Why or why not? 7. Have you ever been with a man/woman sexually and considered how this might change their social status? How it might change yours? Why or why not? 8. In your opinion, do you think the opinions of others about this sexual connotation that comes with men and women having a certain amount of sex partners, is changing in today’s society? Why or why not?

1. In your opinion, do you think a man/woman who has had more sex partners than you is considered less pure? Why or why