Sexual violence and capitalism

And thirdly, changes in attitudes to sexuality and women’s lives under twentieth century capitalism.A woman’s first sexual encounter is an act of violence which changes a girl into a woman.Increases in reported sexual assault do not necessarily reflect a rise in violence.Pornography is a reflection of the stunted sexual relationships under capitalism, not their cause.Argued that virtually all sexual relations between men and women constituted violence.This reflects the importance of violence against women as a recurring political issue.Secondly, the increasing emphasis placed on the issue of violence by feminists.Men suffer exploitation, but not sexual inequality.Throughout the history of class society, women have suffered violence at the hands of men.This made it possible for sexual activity to be separated from marriage and procreation.