Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The submissive male

Pursuant to a recent conversation I decided to post my thoughts pertaining to the etiology of a submissive male. Sort of a nature vs nurture debate. Natures stance would claim that males are genetically born submissive, while nurture would have you believe that the upbringing environment is the causation. Is it remotely possible that there is a piece of dna which dictates either a dominant or submissive personality? Science is yet years away from identifying every strand of dna and it's purpose though, so it is not an impossible theory. If we were to subscribe to Jung's theories then it would indeed be a factor of nurturing, for he upheld that personality traits are an ongoing evolving process throughout life. Therefore it would stand to reason that submissive traits are conditioned in early childhood,most likely due to a strong nurturing maternal figure or even that of a child imitating submissive behavior on the part of a paternal presence. Is it that simplistic...I think not. Studies of infant behavior within the hospital nursery setting conclude that personality traits are apparent even at this early stage of life evidenced by making note of how some infants are calmly self soothing in comparison to those that are easily irritated and require a moderate amount of attention for comfort. It is my belief that some traits are innate and can become dominant through the reinforcement of learned behaviors. Simply put,the submissive trait is a spark that some are born with which when fed becomes a flame within the soul. One such example would be that of a sexually active submissive male required per it's owner to undergo chastity training. Once enforced for a greater period of time males are shown to display a docile and agreeable demeanor. In essence you have conditioned the male through training to become an amendable personal servant while eradicating the dominant testosterone driven reactions.

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