Essay - Objectification of Women Correlation Between Male Competition and the Objectification...

Objectification of Women

***** Between Male Competition and the Objectification ***** Women

Research Overview

This paper outlines and discusses four studies conducted to examine the correlation between male competition ***** the objectification of women. Two studies (Study 1 and Study 3) involved observation followed by interviews with observed parties. These studies attempt to identify behavior, both male and female, that leads or may contribute to the objectification of *****. Two additional studies (***** 2 and Study 4) involved direct interviewing ***** questioning with no observation. The first ***** *****se involved college females chosen randomly from dorm residents. ***** purpose of this interview set was to identify what female ideals or opinions might reinforce male behavior, in specific the objectification ***** women. The second ********** study ***** a survey of twenty-***** students in a Freshmen-level English course. Both men and women in this class answered a ***** with the intent of *****ing social *****rms surrounding "normal" college behavior in both men and women. Additionally, ***** survey attempted to identify what actions both men and ***** take ***** ***** to mascul*****e competition and the objectification ***** wo*****.

***** 1.

***** this study, two fights between ***** aged male students were ***** and documented. Afterwards, two participants in one of ***** fights (***** A and Male B) were interviewed, as were the women who were involved in help*****g or supp*****ting the men (Female A ***** Female B). A number of relevant observations were made during ***** fight and during the follow-up interviews in regard to male competition and the objectification of *****.

***** Male A and Male B readily admitted that ***** attention—more specifically, sex—***** a reason to *****. The reason*****g given was not that *****y ***** fighting over a woman or women, but rather that the attention drawn to them during a fight m*****de ***** more attracted to them. Both men expressed a value not only to fighting but to winning, and the loser ***** the fight was left embarrassed ***** somewhat emasculated. Despite this, he garnered female attention in the same way that the winning male did. Both male subjects said ***** the fight itself ***** ***** "nothing" and that ********** were, in fact, friends. Male B even explained, when questioned, that he would likely fight less if it did not attract t***** a*****tention of women.

Finally, both Male ***** and Male B had extremely low respect for the women that were attracted ***** them from the observed fight. Since ***** interaction between the men and women was mainly over the ***** ***** one evening, the regard ***** these men expressed might be extrapolated to include most ***** they meet at parties, in pass*****g, or in general. Male A, who stated that he fought ***** gain *****, did ***** actually have sex w*****h t***** woman *****o attended to him. Instead, he did not find her attractive enough and so "kicked ***** out." Instead of taking advantage of any girl, he obviously felt that he could pick and choose what women to