Breastfeeding Research Paper
Nearly every mature movie and television show has one sensualizing thing in common; the visibility of breasts. Whether it is a crime show, or a funny movie with children in it, breasts are nearly always shown. Men, regarding sexual desires and their ability to act on that desire, have always targeted women. Society has often debated whether rape and molestation are a direct result of the women’s choice of dress. On the other hand, men do not mind seeing a Carl’s Jr. commercial with Kate Upton’s breasts popping out of her swimsuit top. Recently breasts have been publicly debated involving a different topic, breastfeeding. Breastfeeding has been a natural form of nutrition for babies since the beginning of time. However public breastfeeding
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Recently I had an interaction with a coworker regarding this particular subject. She believes that breasts are a natural part of a woman and she should not be obligated to cover her breasts while breastfeeding, whether it is in public or not. I believe the same as her, however modesty is important to me. I do not mind a woman breastfeeding in public as long as she covers her breasts. I stated that I would not want my husband or young son, for instance, to see that while going about every day activities. This is not restricting a woman’s rights to breastfeed, but merely showing modesty and respect for the people around them. Another coworker entered the conversation with the same stance as the first instance, but once I explained my opinion she changed hers. This is a perfect example of the proximity principle because our interaction forced a change in opinion, and also gave a different outlook for society. Different perspectives can make the change for this social problem. I have noticed that people only focus on breasts in the media vs. breasts used for feeding an infant. There are multiple other scenarios, such as breasts being shown for breast cancer awareness, which could change the perspective on breastfeeding in public. When we look at the bigger picture breastfeeding in public is not the problem, it is the outlook of those in our society. Although an agreement may never be met, the judgment’s of others and clash in beliefs will remain constant regarding this social problem in our society
Recently I had an interaction with a coworker regarding this particular subject. She believes that breasts are a natural part of a woman and she should not be obligated to cover her breasts while breastfeeding, whether it is in public or not. I believe the same as her, however modesty is important to me. I do not mind a woman breastfeeding in public as long as she covers her breasts. I stated that I would not want my husband or young son, for instance, to see that while going about every day activities. This is not restricting a woman’s rights to breastfeed, but merely showing modesty and respect for the people around them. Another coworker entered the conversation with the same stance as the first instance, but once I explained my opinion she changed hers. This is a perfect example of the proximity principle because our interaction forced a change in opinion, and also gave a different outlook for society. Different perspectives can make the change for this social problem. I have noticed that people only focus on breasts in the media vs. breasts used for feeding an infant. There are multiple other scenarios, such as breasts being shown for breast cancer awareness, which could change the perspective on breastfeeding in public. When we look at the bigger picture breastfeeding in public is not the problem, it is the outlook of those in our society. Although an agreement may never be met, the judgment’s of others and clash in beliefs will remain constant regarding this social problem in our society