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Ritualization Of Subordination
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In advertisement and film, females are often portrayed lying down on their sides or their backs, physically positioning themselves closer to the ground, instead of standing up tall, like men often do. By lowering their bodies, this symbolizes being less in control, therefore not ready to defend or protect themselves. Often times, models will be positioned to lie on beds, couches, floors or anything that can be lounged on, to show their sexual availability. Other ideas that stem off from this category of ritualization of subordination are the knee bend and the body or head cant. In many cultures subordinates often validate their relationship by bowing , or lowering to their knees to display their lower status. To get down on a floor, or bed, puts a person physically lower than others in the situation, which indicates their social identity and social relationship.
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