Old patterns

Old patterns can cause a person or a group of people to devalue others... to be raised in a culture where women are devalued, and one in which men having so-called feminine qualities are devalued can have an impact on some people's choices...and because those old patterns are a part of "tradition," it is that much more likely that the person or group will inadvertently enact those values... even if a woman is raised in a culture where that way of thinking is tolerated, it will have been made clear to her that going along with it will be more advantageous for her... there are times when there is a tolerance for unethical practices, because these are part of "traditional" ways, but those practices are questioned more in some places and with some groups of people than they are in other environments...