Objectification And Sexual Coercion Between Men And Women

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In this article the main objective was to educate the readers on objectification and sexual coercion between men and women. Although this article does hint that women can and do objectify men, the main focus is on how men view women as objects and how they mainly focus on physical appearance because it is for more likely to occur. Objectification is defined as the act of viewing another person as an object with an emphasis on physical appearance. Once a man starts to objectify a woman to a certain extent, it can and most likely will lead to him sexually pressuring her. Sexual pressure is defined as any situation in which “men expect sex and believe that it’s a woman’s role to provide sex to her partner”. As soon as men start to sexually pressure their female sex partner they will most likely begin to engage in sexual coercion. The difference between sexual pressure and sexual coercion is that sexual coercion is defined as when men seek any kind of sexual activity through acts of violence or manipulation. …show more content…

Although, there is a strong, concrete definition of objectification, opinions do very on what is considered an objectionable. Objectification is openly seen in advertising and media, some examples include: pornography, stripping and prostitution. Case studies show that most men you sexually objectify a woman will most likely end up pressuring her sexually. In some cases of female objectification, women start to feel depressed and self-conscious about themselves, which leads to

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