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`My (or A) Life Of Privilege`

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A Life of Privilege

In any society , there exists privileges that are earned by people in the society because of the mere social construction embedded not by rules but oblivious assumptions that accords certain respect to these constructs (Gergen , 2001 . Male chauvinism in the society is one of these constructs of the society that obliviously accords men privileges that have been assumed as their rights and the society has for a long time taken to the cue , and in some aligning set of

taboos that protect and uphold these male privileges as societal norms . In a way , men privileges have to some extent brought injustices in the societies of different classes and races

For a long time , there has existed patriarchal societies which have perpetuated the social and cultural construction of masculinity . Right from early societies , masculinity was exorcized with the place of the men in the society being in the mainstream while women were pushed to the periphery in decision making and control of property . The present society has not been shy in perpetuating these injustices in the society which in most cases have led to men assuming conferred dominance in society . It is not funny to see most of the work in many societies being left to women . For instance , women will take care of children and all chores in their homes while men enjoy all the glory and bask on the achievements of their women (Gergen , 2001

These privileges accorded to men...

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