Mary Pipher argues America is poisoning girls with pressures to maintain

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standards of beauty and behavior.? She says, “Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.”

First, do you see these definitions as accurate or inaccurate? Why or why not? How are these perceptions perpetuated?

Next, do a little research and investigate how other cultures define gender roles. Cite at least one source as you compare Goffman and Pipher’s definitions of gender roles with those of another culture.

 

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Girls and Women are under attack as many have acquiesced to the nonsensical teaching and belief that men or boys should be in some way "over them" or are "better" than them and this is both in the work place, school, marriage and relationships of any and all kind. Women have allowed themselves to be brought down by ignorant and uneducated men for a long time and have suffered greatly and paid a heavy price for their decision.