An aspect of patriarchy that still exists in today’s culture would have to be on female sexuality. For example, the male and female double standard and how that affects the amount of sexual partners a female has. Also, how badly women get looked upon when they cheat on their significant other. Female sexuality is an aspect of patriarchy that still exists because there is a double standard in our society when it comes to having sexual orientation. For instance, Zhana Vrangalova PhD who has a PhD in Developmental Psychology and is currently a professor at the NYU Psychology department, stated within her article on sexual double standard that women are judged more harshly than men for engaging in the same behaviors, especially when those behaviors
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Furthermore, if Chopin was a male figure writing these types of novels and short stories, she wouldn’t have been looked at as if she was a promiscuous being. The reason why I say this is because during this time period males were able to do what they please when it pertained to sex during this time period and would still be looked upon as being normal or even someone who is superior to their peers or even society. Within our society we have progressed a whole lot from the times of patriarchy. However, today’s equivalent to the Mesopotamian laws is the verbal abuse women receive for their sexual activities. For instance, from Edicts of Urukagina (c. 2350 BC) the law states that women of previous days were able to take two husbands, but the woman of the time period where the law was in place would be stoned if they tried to obtain two husbands. A modern example of this is how females get verbally slandered for having multiple partners and or cheating on their significant other. Females in our culture still get the same treatment however; instead of physical punishment women receive mental abuse to tear them down mentally and emotionally. That can be really harmful to ones self-esteem and mental stability as stated in an article by Harry Croft, who is a private practice psychiatrist …show more content…
Some examples are how woman weren’t able to join the work force and receive a job that paid enough to support herself. Which will end up resulting in her marrying and being in a relationship that will substantially result in her becoming a mom, staying within her home to take care of the home and the family, as stated by Emma Green in her article on how wealthy woman can afford to reject marriage, but poor woman cant. That’s just how the government found a way to get the women of this earth to still be tamed by the men of this world. However, within today’s culture, women have a lot of freedom compared the patriarchal period in time. In fact, a article by Rosin Hanna in Atlantic magazine stated that women will probably get a higher education and as of late turned into the larger part in the workforce. Also, Women are working outside of the home, in occupations that were either once in the past predominantly male or were made post-modernly and don't require the physical capacities of a man. They regularly profit than their spouses and thus don't want to remain home and deal with their kids and other family unit obligations. Woman of today’s culture have the capabilities to speak their mind no matter what the superior above them feels, women of today can also have multiple partners and not get prosecuted legally. However, women of
Furthermore, if Chopin was a male figure writing these types of novels and short stories, she wouldn’t have been looked at as if she was a promiscuous being. The reason why I say this is because during this time period males were able to do what they please when it pertained to sex during this time period and would still be looked upon as being normal or even someone who is superior to their peers or even society. Within our society we have progressed a whole lot from the times of patriarchy. However, today’s equivalent to the Mesopotamian laws is the verbal abuse women receive for their sexual activities. For instance, from Edicts of Urukagina (c. 2350 BC) the law states that women of previous days were able to take two husbands, but the woman of the time period where the law was in place would be stoned if they tried to obtain two husbands. A modern example of this is how females get verbally slandered for having multiple partners and or cheating on their significant other. Females in our culture still get the same treatment however; instead of physical punishment women receive mental abuse to tear them down mentally and emotionally. That can be really harmful to ones self-esteem and mental stability as stated in an article by Harry Croft, who is a private practice psychiatrist …show more content…
Some examples are how woman weren’t able to join the work force and receive a job that paid enough to support herself. Which will end up resulting in her marrying and being in a relationship that will substantially result in her becoming a mom, staying within her home to take care of the home and the family, as stated by Emma Green in her article on how wealthy woman can afford to reject marriage, but poor woman cant. That’s just how the government found a way to get the women of this earth to still be tamed by the men of this world. However, within today’s culture, women have a lot of freedom compared the patriarchal period in time. In fact, a article by Rosin Hanna in Atlantic magazine stated that women will probably get a higher education and as of late turned into the larger part in the workforce. Also, Women are working outside of the home, in occupations that were either once in the past predominantly male or were made post-modernly and don't require the physical capacities of a man. They regularly profit than their spouses and thus don't want to remain home and deal with their kids and other family unit obligations. Woman of today’s culture have the capabilities to speak their mind no matter what the superior above them feels, women of today can also have multiple partners and not get prosecuted legally. However, women of