Part I:
Videos Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZgIiJNvPo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWN9uFjXbY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KerzGvj0uXU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw59ax-1ZY0
After reading the chapter and watching the videos provided,post your responses to the below questions. Be sure to follow all previously explained directions for discussion posts. Do not wait until the last minute to post your responses.Remember, these discussion posts should be like having a classroom discussion with your professor and your classmates. It does not make sense to post your main post at the last minute- if you wait, it is not really a discussion- just a post and will result in a zero
How do you think men and women differ in their approaches to intimate relationships? Explain. Be specific.
Do you think the sexual double standard still exists?
Explain.Give examples.
Be sure to state what you thinkBUT ALSO be sure to support your case with specific reasons (connecting your case to chapter, and /or videos and readings provided). -or points will be taken off.
Part II: reply to the following posts(in short)
1.
Intimate Relationships
COLLAPSE
Men and women differ in their approach to intimate relationships. The video clip from Friends discusses that women think the initial steps of a relationship are just as important as the sexual aspects. The initial kiss seems to mean more to a woman than to a man. The video from CBS This Morning discussed men wanting women to make the first intimate move in a relationship. I thought this was the opposite idea of what was discussed in Friends. In my experiences I agree with the ideas from Friends more. I agree that women find the initial intimate steps of a relationship just as important as anything else, including sex. I think men are more inclined to make the first move because they want the relationship to become more intimate at a faster rate than the woman might.
In my opinion, a sexual double standard still exists. I agree with the words of Dr. Wendy Walsh in that men view it as unacceptable or unattractive for a woman to be more sexually promiscuous, but it is acceptable for a man to act in that way. Men have competitions to see who can get with the most girls but that is not viewed as a desirable goal for women to have. This idea, although it seems to be the norm, is not acceptable in my opinion. If men are not held to the higher standards that women are in relation to being sexually promiscuous, why should women be?
2.Module 4
COLLAPSE
I think men and women differ in their approaches towards intimate relationships because they see things differently. In the friend’s clip, it shows how women value a small kiss way more than men do. I think the women in the video found kissing to be an important aspect of intimacy, where the men felt it was something they wanted to get over with. They also differ in the sense that men are expected to always make the first move. In the match.com video it is explained how men find it way more attractive for a woman to make the first move, which is normally unlikely.
I think sexual double standard still exists between men and women. I think men lose a lot of respect for women who sleep around often, even if the men are sleeping around as well. Dr. Wendy Walsh explains how you will never be able to reprogram a man’s brain, because of the fear of having to raise another mans baby. I think women are still shamed for sleeping around when men are praised for doing the same thing.