The Birth of Pleasure by Carol Gilligan

Carol Gilligan Birth of Pleasure push aside be considered a research in social science. She has hypothesised certain theories regarding work force and women behaviour. One of her main hypothesis is that women argon divers(prenominal) from men in mixed ways she argues that female arrive at a higher take of morality that cements the relation among sexes. At times she seems a feminist who is contend for female audience. She spanks the limitation as the book flows.For example she starts the human disembodied spirit story from a child perspective that is under fathers function (Pg 5). She mentions that in patriarchy society there are different ways of dealing with boys and girl. For example boys are forced to learn and be disciplined at a young age compared to female. Female are forced to learn from age 13 and above at puberty. The cause for such come up she argues is the utility of women. In a patriarchal society, women buzz off important when they become fertile before fertil ity they have no existence.However the problem arises when a child becomes adult and he has to unlearn the former(a) behaviour. Sometimes it is hard to undo the learned behaviour deep wrong sometimes adults feel guilty, if they do not follow the behaviour they have been taught in childhood. Gilligan does not argue in straight forward manner about the theme patriarchy in teenagers conduct, but the book boilers suit covers the relationship between children and parents as pathologies.For example she mentions that boys have two choices any becomes good boy or bad boy either by following the parents instructions or negating them to create their throw social identities. The problem with such approach is that boys cannot form their own identities with reference point to their true self. For girls the process began at much later stage when they approach the puberty. She insists that girls are forced by mothers to follow their footsteps and behave according to the complete norms of the society.This situation gives rise to conflict and breaking of the bond that exists between parents and children. She insists that go to bed is based on democracy while the patriarchy is based on hierarchy of men and women. The result of such hierarchy is patriarchy where individuals think pain in enjoy rather than pleasure due to the infixed conflict (in these relations). She suggests that it is possible to find pleasure with in the social norms, if couples overcome their limited roles and try to unlearn the behaviour childhood behaviour.Gilligan has taken ideas from various sources, but she is able to develop her own ideas by studying life of children and couples including her own experience of life spiced with various Western myths and legends such as Psyche and Cupid. She successfully weaves different pieces together to form one yarn immersing reader in interesting stories with one common theme. The positive consummation of this style is that reader finds new interpreta tions about the stories and myths he is familiar with.Gilligan sometimes seems to speak in a mystical language, when she declares that the yoke of Western love stories is made of tragedy because of the presence of patriarchy where male justify their authority by trampling true feelings of women. Her idea of democracy of love seems un-restricted by social norms such idea seems far from practical. All societies need to populate the hierarchy allows a society to survive which may look fierce at time but this is how civilization are made from. consultation Gilligan, Carol (2002). The Birth of Pleasure. Random House.