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War And Feminism

War is a part of the human life that truly is horrific no matter how it is analyzed. It impacts the lives of people everywhere, no matter what their gender, race, age, or any other characteristic is. However in most cases it is women, young children and seniors that experience the largest impact of war. The very essence of war itself is purely competitive and aggressive, this kind of attitude stems in men, generally speaking. Genders construction of war is mainly based on masculine traits such as testosterone and how it affects the cognitive process in men, and emotional linkage between winning and losing. Gender also plays an important role in the engagement of people in war. This can be a negative or positive statement a negative position would be how sexual violence is a war tool being used by primarily men. This kind of "tool" has no positive influence what so ever and shows just how the role of gender in the engagement of war is negative. However due to wars like World War One and World War Two, while men were over seas fighting women were now needed to fill their places in the work force. This was one of the main contributors to how many women work in society even today. To create an ideal "utopian society" the aggressive attitude towards war and all its components must be erased; in order to accomplish these goals males in general must be removed from the top of the hierarchy. Women in the roles of men in the military and politics will have a direct impact on how and why wars will be fought. This will create a society that can resolve conflicts using other resources such as negotiation or appeasement.
Men have an abundance amount of a certain hormone called testosterone. This hormone is also found in women; however their amounts of testosterone are small and insignificant. The levels of testosterone in men can rise during times of highly masculine activity, especially things like competition. Interactions between males also affect how these levels...

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