Why don't we say certain things or perform certain acts? What prevents us from using foul language in public? What prevents us, for example, from discussing masturbation? In every society, there is a concept known as "taboo." A taboo is something looked down upon by society because of social custom. Incest and indecent exposure are both examples of taboos that hold a legal statute. However, many taboos are not illegal. Many actions and words are only taboo because of custom. There are no particular laws that classify things as "taboo." In certain places in the world it is illegal to swear, but oftentimes this is not enforced. Many of the concepts we view as taboo are rarely discussed because it makes us uncomfortable to confront them. However, those behaviors that are classified as taboo usually are a major concern for our society. Taboo is a result of generations of civilizations who reject behaviors, including language behaviors, which they deem unacceptable. Various cultures have different taboos, and these rules help people to successfully assimilate into a certain society. .
If we start with our own culture, the American society, one would realize that there are a multitude of words and actions that are considered taboo. Masturbation is a perfect example of taboo. As a common behavior among many Americans, why is it such a taboo word? Nobody wants to seem to talk about it. Yet if a lot of people supposedly do it, then it should be spoken about. We can easily talk about sex with another partner. In our society, we have to think of what the "right" thing is to say. We have all heard the phrase "there is a right time and a right place for everything." American culture has decided that masturbation has no right place among them. Or perhaps it is the conversation about it that is deemed inappropriate. Sure, groups of boys discuss masturbation when they are together, but as soon as someone else walks in the room, the conversation quickly changes to sports.
Each religion has its rules and its taboos. There are taboos about sex, food, and clothing. ... If we focus on taboos about women, we do have different concepts and ideas based on sex, menstruation or postpartum. ... Sexual taboos are also much known. ... There are countless taboos about the menstruation. ...
Performing the Lilita Concept has a possibility to aggregate The use of Lolita Concept should be banned. ... "The Lolita Concept is not a personal taste. ... However, as a Korean social norm, Koreans regard Lolita Concept as a taboo, and they also state that if there are any possibilities of increasing the sexual abuse of children, these possibilities should be prohibited under a strict law and consequence. ... The society has presented the concept to be illegal. ... The concept of Lolita should not be performed by anyone. ...
Killing women because of infidelity or having intercourse before the age of 18 are crimes that are considered as being "taboo." ... Similar "taboos" are known to exist in other countries like Iran. ... In the U.S., the western culture we do not necessarily call these acts "taboos" but call them love/hate crimes. ... This western concept has been know for years and as a result looked at as a familiar theory for the actions that took place in this case. ...
To support this claim, the concept, mainstreaming is used. The concept of mainstreaming assumes that long-term exposure to television causes people who would be different to actually be similar. ... (Bryant & Thompson, 110) Over exposure to these recurring imageries cause both male and female to develop a warped self-concept. ... Desensitization is a change in values or attitudes that occurs over time as a previously taboo behavior is gradually accepted because of repeated exposure to mass media. ... The taboo of video girls showing too much of their body is now culturally accepted and a...
If we can eliminate the taboo of these dangerous ideas, they can finally be discussed, and only by discussing these ideas, we can find the truth. Pinker explains that the concept of "dangerous ideas" is nothing new and all throughout history we have seen institutions punish intellectuals for their ideas. ... If it were up to Pinker, we would live in a world full of intellectuals not afraid to speak their minds, and not afraid to touch the scary taboo subjects we face on a day to day basis. ...
But this was also ironic of them as they themselves practiced sex as something that wasn't taboo which according to me only strengthens Foucault's arguments that the bourgeoisie class used sex mainly to control the sexual urges of people that might have lead them to deal with major social problems. ... This also explicates Sigmund Freud's chief concepts are based on sexuality. ... He sought to explain psychology as a part of sexuality and thus his debatable concepts. Also such undercurrents of sexual talks were also present in classrooms where students were of course not allow...
To be with someone: The Taboo People feel a need to be with someone, to find a partner. ... It's what is expected of you and so it becomes a taboo in American society to remain single. ... And he thinks this because its taboo to be single. ... Have the taboos damaged his self esteem that bad? ... As a single person, you need to be with someone (the taboo). ...
O"Hara says this is "the power of taboo" (p75). ... If we do not let ourselves study our past, the good and the bad, we will never learn from our mistakes and the power of taboo will have won and the ignorance will always reign. ... He neglects however, to mention that racism is a concept that often instills itself in a person's mind at a very young age, long before they have had a chance to witness the " patterns in a society- for themselves. ...
Here are some unique aspects of Chinese culture that are even practiced by Chinoys (NOTE: All Chinese notes are in Fookinese, unless stated otherwise): Bound by Blood, Race & Culture These concepts are very much apparent in Chinese culture as the family remains the central and most basic domestic arena for Chinese life. ... In most cases, traditional Chinoy families find interracial marriages as a taboo not really due to racial discrimination, but because of the problem concerning the "outsider's" accepting the Chinese customs and belief system or not. In a way, the taboo aga...