I tried to make a conscious choice to understand the structures beneath the surface called "Rape". I found that the very act of rape is not just a physical act of force but has with it a plethora of primarily political & social consciousness attached to it. It also means that the meaning that we derive from the very act of rape in fact, is also not free from such consciousness. The issue is that in this whole process the sexuality of one gender becomes a subject matter of control and regulation and that`s the place where the actual problem lies. I mean why should someone`s sexuality become a subject matter of socio-political directives of the structures of society soaked in evil political designs that we all know as patriarchy?
I find that the whole issue is somewhere revolving around the lack of acceptance of a "universal value" and that value is "dignity of life" & " mutual respect for individual freedom". Sociological evolution is always directed towards establishing such universal values and thus realize an ideal society in the real world.The contemporary Indian society is also striving for the same however, it has, by accident or psychological-political appeal of the capital itself, translated in to structures where values are greed, competition, quality (of product), aggressiveness etc. Commodification is one aspect of it.
Our society which is still undergoing modernization of tradition, is a mixed up "khichri" of patriarchy infested traditional social structures and capital infested neo-liberal social structures.Now, when we have such a society, how can we expect a socialization process that inculcates universal values such as dignity of life, mutual respect of individual freedom etc? Unless we don`t create families (fundamental unit of socialization process), we cant expect such universal values to get socialized among individuals. " And to create such families we have to create such individuals and the individuals can be created when we have a Social system where political intent to control property (private property) is a non-thinkable or an obsolete idea.
The meanings of our social action is determined by the values and beliefs that we have, and only a "universal value" based socialization process and structures can determine the true meaning of our action which will give emphasis to "mutual respect of dignity of life and freedom" irrespective of men and women..
And such society is a conscious choice that we all have to make..
I find that the whole issue is somewhere revolving around the lack of acceptance of a "universal value" and that value is "dignity of life" & " mutual respect for individual freedom". Sociological evolution is always directed towards establishing such universal values and thus realize an ideal society in the real world.The contemporary Indian society is also striving for the same however, it has, by accident or psychological-political appeal of the capital itself, translated in to structures where values are greed, competition, quality (of product), aggressiveness etc. Commodification is one aspect of it.
Our society which is still undergoing modernization of tradition, is a mixed up "khichri" of patriarchy infested traditional social structures and capital infested neo-liberal social structures.Now, when we have such a society, how can we expect a socialization process that inculcates universal values such as dignity of life, mutual respect of individual freedom etc? Unless we don`t create families (fundamental unit of socialization process), we cant expect such universal values to get socialized among individuals. " And to create such families we have to create such individuals and the individuals can be created when we have a Social system where political intent to control property (private property) is a non-thinkable or an obsolete idea.
The meanings of our social action is determined by the values and beliefs that we have, and only a "universal value" based socialization process and structures can determine the true meaning of our action which will give emphasis to "mutual respect of dignity of life and freedom" irrespective of men and women..
And such society is a conscious choice that we all have to make..
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