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Gender Inequality

"Male sexuality is seen as a force of natural energyÂ… it is like a missile, once launched there is no stopping itÂ… while female sexuality is passiveÂ… submissiveÂ… associated with motherhood and reproduction" Discuss
Harris .S. (1999) Sociology A2 & AS Revision Express, Longman.

Male babies get the blue blankets, while females get the pink ones. Boys are expected to play with trucks, blocks and toy soldiers; girls are given dolls and kitchen goods. Boys must be masculine - active, aggressive, tough, daring and dominant whereas girls must be feminine – soft, emotional, sweet, vulnerable and submissive. These traditional, unwritten social rules have been influential in the socialization of children.

People stick by these traditional views of proper "masculine" and "feminine" behavior due to the fear of being different. Male sexuality or female sexuality is something one learns to become; one is not born with it. Hence, it has little to do with biology.

Adults, play a......


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