Feminism In Sociology

Feminism is the belief that no gender is superior over the other. This means that every person is looked at as a human being; while there gender does not dictate the kind of skill, job, or role they should have in society. For years, there have been stereotypes that men and women hold two different roles in society. Feminism takes away from the idea that only the woman should be at home cooking, doing the laundry, cleaning, and taking care of the kids; while the man is out working all day. A couple of centuries ago this was fine as it was a little easier for a family to survive off of one income. In the world that we live in today, it is hard for many to survive off of one income unless the family is really rich. Therefore many women have to go out and work to help support their husband and their family.
Many still frown upon the idea of feminism “because they are scared of change (McAtamney)”. There are people who do not believe that the husband should be a stay at home father who takes care of …show more content…
Many people believe that a woman should not be in control or a powerful position. I have had multiple conversions where people felt that a woman should not run a country because that is a man’s job. This is a prime example of one being judged by their gender and not as a skillful or knowledgeable human being.
Even though many of these scenarios are negative aspects of those who are against feminism; there are a few decent or acceptable reasons why some men would be against it. Most men love their women to be beautiful, kind, soft, and sweet; and they do not want that to change. So if their woman is always doing strenuous work she will start to look tired and old a lot sooner. Most men feel obligate to protect and provide for their woman and this includes taking over the task of not letting her stress out or partake in strenuous