the effects of society's prejudice against femininity
- societal attitudes towards the masculine-feminine model
- Society assumes that in a relationship based on the
masculine-feminine model
- the woman is being taken advantage of
- the man is a 'control freak', if not abusive
- the woman is weak or mentally ill
- In short, society confuses relationships based on the masculine-feminine model with abusive relationships.
- Society assumes that in a relationship based on the
masculine-feminine model
- effects on children
- children grow up without fathers
- effects on men
- men are allowed to be irresponsible
- they flee the family
- children grow up without fathers
- men are allowed to be irresponsible
- effects on women of society's prejudice against femininity
- femininity is considered a weakness
- femininity is considered a sickness
- see the diagnosis Dependent Personality Disorder in the DSM (the book mental health professionals use to categorize people for insurance purposes)
- battered women are misunderstood and mistreated
- professionals who work with battered women tell
them that
- their femininity is a problem
- they need to change their taste in men
- professionals who work with battered women tell
them that
- feminine women are not given the respect due them