What about the men? What makes women and children so special? Do we attach "innocence" to women and children? Is it our natural instinct to put women and children above men? Why aren't we even concerned with men?
2007-02-09 06:17:41 · 10 answers · asked by Jerry H 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Without women, there is no possibility of population. Without children there is no future population. It is the duty and responsibility of men to protect women and children, and it has been since the beginning. How are you confused?
2007-02-09 06:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
From a pure survivability view, it makes perfect sense. For humans to survive, we need to be able to propogate. You need men and women for that, but the bottleneck is with the women. One man can impregnate many women, but if you have one woman and many men, then you still only get one offspring (not accounting for twins, etc). Thus, the more women you save, the more you will be able to recover from disaster. The same is for the children. They will help a population recover more quickly than if you had to start over and create a new generation of children from scratch.
2007-02-09 14:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Matichel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I totally understand where you're coming from as a person in general. However according to God - men are the King of the house and the one who will be responsible spiritually for his family therefore the safety of them as well. We (women and children) are the weaker (in muscle) sex thus needing to be 'first in line'. Good luck with that question. I'm interested to see other opinions from guys!
2007-02-09 17:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by curiousgeorgette 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We may attach nothing to women and children, but a mans honor is well attached to him; if he is a real man. A real man is a protector of women and children, on average, though there can be exceptional cases. Duty is not but doing the right thing, because it is the right thing to do.
2007-02-09 23:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
When a ship sinks, the call goes out "women and children first."
It is an act of gallantry for the men to look after those whom are weaker. This is a good rule.
2007-02-09 14:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by raisenet 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because it is perceived that men are the strong ones and able to fend for themselves. Women and children are the 'weak' ones, therefore needing assistance in times of disaster.
2007-02-09 14:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
men are expedible. Women folk can make more babies and children are needed to grow up to increase the population.
2007-02-09 14:26:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if a child is a boy then when they survive the diasaster and get older they can reproduce witht the women to keep the population going.
2007-02-09 18:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by IzzieB 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm think it is more of a formality than anything. In real chaos it is every person for them self. rarely is there time in an emergency to save the women and children first, and then if there's time/resources save the men. So to answer your Q, i donno, i'm in it to save myself if it comes down to it.
2007-02-09 14:24:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I Suspect it is a biological imperative.
We are..... after all.....mammals.
No more...no less.
2007-02-09 14:44:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋