HSS 2121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Gonorrhea, Social Hygiene Movement
20 Jan 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The egg and the sperm: how science has constructed a romance based on. Way sperm and egg are represented is stereotypical and signifies that women are less important than men. Women seen merely as the reproductive systems, and when they are not used for such, it is a failure (i. e. getting a period signifies failure of end goal) -- wasteful . Men described as having phenomenal system and failures" are justified. Men need to produce sperm whereas women are born with all their eggs and need to use them for their purpose before they get too old. Gender imagery is still present in revised works (despite also recognizing egg"s adhesive and trapping properties to support fertilization) Imagery of aggressive nature of egg as it finally has a role -- but not the one we"re looking for. Many more neutral terms we could use to describe the menstruation and fertilization processes. Science affects social norms (i. e. case of darwinism)
