Double Standards Research Paper

Its a well-known fact that there has always been and still is a double standard when it comes to men and women’s sexual expression. Men are judged less severely then woman are for the same behavior. Men are encouraged and praised for having multiple sexual partners while women are shamed, and name called. A double standard has been found to exist when researchers have examined male and female condom use, study participants typically rate the woman’s behavior more negatively and as more inappropriate when she provided the condom than when her male partner provided the condom (Penhollow, 2017). As you can see, these double standards are not only unfair but can lead to unsafe sexual encounters.
A college professor by the name of Susan Sprecher has been giving her students the same sexual behavior survey regarding casual and committed sex for the past 23 years. There were 7,777 students surveyed over the last two decades. The survey tells us that both men and women considered casual sex more acceptable for men. The conclusion of the study show that the double standard has not lessened in the past 23 years, but the younger generation doesn’t seem to contribute to it. The younger generation has more media outlets
Social media dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, OkCupid, and Plenty of Fish exist for men and women to hook up. This may give women more freedom of sexual expression. Women have the opportunity to choose what men she wants to talk to and possibly hook up with based on pictures men post of themselves and based on a short description of themselves. Women seem to have the upper hand in these apps to approve or deny men at will. Men, especially from the younger generation, seem to be accepting of this concept and are aware that women must be willing to participate for the whole process to work. Do they respect these women? That is a question only they can