One must note the different kinds of relationships that exist in different cultures: monogamy, and polygamy describe forms of marriage; "gamy" in Greek means marriage, not mating. ... In discussing animal species other then humans, promiscuity means (male or female animals) quickly moving from one sexual partner to the next, an occurrence that is more normal. ...
After noting the extravagance of a luncheon at a men's college, Woolf depicts the inadequate dining at Fernham, a college for women, presenting a drab meal consisting mainly of aplain gravy soup.? ... However, as each generation has been predisposed to chauvinistic ideas, our society has been forever plagued by gender discrimination and has not been so quick to accept the realization of equality. ...
As Tatiana from Eugene Onegin notes, without rank and riches', without moving in the grand monde', a woman is not a tempting plume' for a man to take. ... Tatiana chooses security, knowing full well the fleetingness of romantic love, and the quickness' with which it can dissipate. ...
It is important to note that this situation would not fit into the miscommunication theory that the male had simply "misperceived" the woman's signals, but rather, the sex happened because the male was persistent. ... These studies show society's quickness to either place a certain amount of blame on the victim of rape, or, almost as detrimental, place significantly less blame on the rapist based on the context of the act, whether they knew the perpetrator, and the character of the victim. ...
