Blog Post #3

First Article: In the article "I Want A Wife," Judy Brady goes into depth about the positive attributes of a wife figure. Her entire summation of a wife however, is based on repetitive stereotypes of what a man looks for in a spouse. Judy, being a female, makes the point that based on these stereotypes she wants a wife for herself. Somebody who would take care of her children while she goes to school. Somebody who is sensitive to her needs and the needs of the people close to her, including her children. A wife who cares about and conforms to all of her sexual needs. This entire perspective though was just a way to get the point across that in modern day society, men look for certain attributes in woman that may not be considered realistic.


Second Article: In the second article, "Men----It's Their Nature," by Christina Hoff Sommers, a different approach to explaining men is taken. Christina goes into scientific detail to try and explain behavior of men, including that of her own son. She explains that many people around the world are taking measures to try and sensitize men. They allowed only specific activities such as "quilting, games without scores, and stories about brave girls and boys who learn to cry." After decades of research however, neurologists, endocrinologists, geneticists, and psychologists, have made leaps and bounds in discovering the truth about male behavior. They believe that it is hardwired into our brains. That although we are impacted by our environment and how we are raised, the activities we choose to participate in can be essentially predicted. Masculine behavior is aggressive and at times dangerous. But it has proven very effective in the fields of battle, construction, engineering, and other male majority populated specialties. The bottom line being, "maleness is back in fashion."


My Choice: The article I choose to focus on in my essay is "Men----It's Their Nature" by Christina Hoff Sommers. I chose this article primarily because of its scientific point of view. I like to think of things objectively and not make as many assumptions and stereotypes. The first article seems to be targeting men in a cynical way which is off-putting to me, a male. Also, psychology is a very interesting subject to me. I would rather analyze an article taking a stance predicated on science than one trying to categorize the entire male species in a negative light.