Some Causes of Sexual Harassment
Well, with regard to sexual harassment, I cannot witness what goes on behind closed doors any better that you can.
I’m sure you have observed that women are increasingly complaining about sexual harassment.
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You may note that men only infrequently complain about sexual harassment.
What could account for these gender reporting differences?
The explanations would seem to be limited to learning or biological differences between the sexes and motivational interactions between these two factors.
You could argue that women do less sexual harassing than men. Or, you could argue that men simply complain less about female sexual harassment, but it is all the same. Yes, some would like to argue that there are no gender differences in sexual motivation.
While conducting therapy with both married and dating couples in my psychological practice (36 years and counting), I observe that women seldom complain about not getting enough sex in their relationships; in fact they sometimes complain that their mates are too demanding of sex. Men far-more-often complain that their mates are not so interested in sex.
I learned a rather gross saying while in the Navy. It makes a germane point, so please forgive me for this quote. One “old-salt” stated with great confidence: “Men give love to get sex and women give sex to get love”.
I am certain that there is an element of truth to this rather harsh statement.
When it comes to sex, you can be bet that sexual enticement and coercive entanglement is an “art-form” often practiced by both sexes. However, I am convinced that, more often, men are highly motivated by sex and more prone to such shenanigans.
Feminists most often complain about an unfair balance of power between the sexes (more powerful men, less powerful women). To whatever extent this is true, it could serve as an inducement for males to try to sexually dominate females and for females to weaponize their sexuality.
There is more I would like to say on this matter, but I have a larger point to make.
The point is simply this: The “pornification” of America, along with many other cultural evolutions, have catalyzed a pervasive increase in our sexual behavior problems.
I hope you will take time to read the following article I published in order to be better informed on this important topic. It is technical in nature, but if you will read it in its entirety, you will gain an increased understanding of what will happen to a society when moral codes of sexual conduct are weakened and a population is bathed in soft and hard pornography.
Please note that the graphics in this article are historical and these trends have vacillated over more recent times. However, a contemporary review of these and other measures assures me that America’s sexual behaviors continue to be devastating social problems.
Click to access Behavioral-Sexual-Maladaptation-Contagion-in-America.pdf
V. Thomas Mawhinney, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Health Services Provider in Psychology
Cultural Survival Skills 