in mary pipher's book, _reviving ophelia_, she provides evidence that
adolescent girls who belong to mini-cultures like girls' athletic programs
can resist the pressure from the larger culture of romance, the
patricharcal pressures to become more feminine.( i think mary bryson also
has written about this)
the mini-culture experience provides the opportunity to expand awareness
and options for individuals plus some means of support to resist the
external pressure to conform and accept the internal, immutable location
of the assigned role.
kathie
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