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Sociology 101 Journal Review Second Sexism

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       In his journal "Benatar's Alleged Second Sexism," Kenneth Clatterbaugh makes his point clear that he does not agree with the opinion of David Benatar. In Benatar's article he states that a second sexism exists against men. He feels that men are subjected to sexism just as much as women are. His examples of male discrimination include that men are encouraged into the military field, men are given severe and more frequent corporal punishment, sexual assaults on boys are less likely to be reported, men are less likely to gain custody of children in divorce cases, and capital punishment is inflicted on men hundreds of more times than on women (Clatterbaugh, 212).
  Benatar's argument is based upon two key definitions. "The second sexism" is basically what Benatar believes is discrimination against males, and "discrimination" unfair disadvantaging of somebody on the basis of an irrelevant feature, such as one's sex (Clatterbaugh, 212). Other severe punishments are inflicted on boys in school, and men held to the stereotype of having to be the breadwinner of a family. In this journal, Clatterbaugh picks apart the argument of Benatar, by interpreting real definitions and making it clear that some of Benatar's arguments are simply opinions. Clatterbaugh's final opinion reads like, " where I identify the costs of being a man as by-products of competitive structures that keep men in power and influence, at least within their own classes" (Clatterbaugh, 217). He continues, " Costs that men experience are due in part to a complex, competitive system that ensures that men hold onto the most important positions of power and influence...