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Do you think men would naturally want or try to control women?

Asked by JLeslie (65433points) March 31st, 2012

I’m having trouble wording this question, because I have several related questions in my head.

I wonder if girls and boys are basically raised without any comment on the differences between girls and boys, if the boys naturally would be protective of women, or try to dominate them?

I also wonder if our jellies were raised with comments like, “never hit a woman.” Or, even if learning rules like: women first, pulling out a woman’s chair, allowing a woman to take your seat; if those influence how men think of women in terms of capability.

What do you think? Would men and women naturally see themselves as different but equal if there was little influence from society on specific gender roles? Would men’s natural inclination (that is assuming there is a natural inclination, which I don’t assume) to be competitive and use physical prowess to dominate over each other also cause them to naturally want to dominate women? Do we need civilized society, rules, and laws for women to be treated as equals?

Are there examples around the world that might help support your answers? Maybe cultures that are more primitive?

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