About '50 shades to grey'|'50 Shades of Grey' is Setting Women Up to Suffer in Love
After somehow falling prey to the "50 Shades of Grey" craze I've found myself reaching to sleazy, easy to read romance novels. One element I've found central in these novels are powerful, charming, gorgeous, but controlling men. While I'm far too opinionated and stubborn to ever get involved with a control freak such as Christian Grey, I've found myself drawn to the character type. Each of these leading men is always dressed in custom fit suits that still somehow manage to show off their perfectly chiseled physique. I began to wonder why so many women are so drawn to this ideal? What is it about a man in a suit or tuxedo that makes women, including myself, drawn to them? It all goes back to the symbolic meaning behind the suit. In sociology we distinguish between two different parts of culture; material and nonmaterial culture. Material culture encompasses tangible objects from furniture to clothing. Non-material culture includes attitudes and behaviors within a given society. The symbolic interactionist perspective looks for the meaning that people give to objects, attitudes, behaviors, and other aspects of culture. So what is it about a suit that makes us turn heads? What is it about a man in a suit that always 'takes her breath away' in a romance novel? It is the symbolic meaning, the illusion of success. Suits mean more than success; they symbolize professionalism and skill in the business world. Suits mean hard work and dedication. Suits demonstrate an attempt to put him together. We are drawn to suits because we are drawn to these qualities in men. It also goes beyond the suit. Women are drawn to attractive men, this is no surprise. But why is this? A well-cared for physique demonstrates the ability of a man to care for himself. This signals that he would then also take good care of a mate. Why then, do modern-day women, enjoy the controlling nature of these men? What meaning can we infer from this? Women in 2012 are used to calling the shots. In fact, recent studies have shown that women make more of the decisions in married households than men. While many of us aren't ready to yield this power, many of us wish for more effort by our mates. After the wooing is over, how many men still plan dates? Many of us are left with the 'Where do you want to eat?' questions on date night. Sometimes, believe it or not, even us feminists like to give up control. So what is the importance of the symbolic meaning of Christian Grey? It tells men that women are still attracted to strong, successful, well-dressed men who can take control of a situation. Or, if nothing else, a man who can look and play the part, even for the evening. |
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