Perceived Dangers of Countermovements and Feminist Conceptions of Gender

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Date Perceived Dangers of Feminism: Its Absence of Presence The feminist revolution in the sixties helped to upset American gender norms. As a result, it pitted liberals against conservatives and feminists against traditionalists (Hartman 139). According to Corredor, the conservative critiques of sexual and gender equality were countermovements against the dangers of the feminist conception of danger. On the other hand, pro-feminists were working against the dangers of not having an equal society and gender and sexual lives. The current paper is a brief outline of the similarities and dangers perceived by both movements. Countermovement's Perceived Dangers             One of the biggest dangers perceived by the countermovement was the distraction of the American family unit. They argued that revolution in sexual morality and scrambling of gender roles was a danger to the institution of marriage. The belief was that marriage was the bedrock of any prosperous society. In another argument, conservatives like Lasch thought that achieving economic independence for women would undermine other cultural values that shaped the American family while not an unworthy goal. In other words, they envisioned a danger in which women's economic freedom would result in the deterioration of care for children.             Another perceived danger by the countermovement was the cited society's inability to control men who had nothing else to offer in society. This argument was based on sexuality in that women were somehow more gratified by sex than men because, in the latter, sexual pleasures were fleeting, and in the former, they were tied to reproduction (Hartman). With the contemporary man's identity yoked to his ability to provide for the family, giving women this economic freedom would cause men to be adrift and begin engaging in 'non-constructive' things like homosexuality, masturbation, and voyeuris...