Re: negative dialectics of in/externalization

Katherine Goff (Katherine_Goff who-is-at ceo.cudenver.edu)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 13:40:20 -0700

Marc writes:
>It seems that what happens to girls at this age is a self-preservation
>mechanism. Since it is the case with most text books and materials in
>elementary school and up that men are the dominant players in the
>history
>of our world, girls don't have many opportunities to see their own
>gender
>modeling future possibilities outside of the stereotypical ones found in
>the media. Since they would rather not see themselves in these roles,
>they can more easily identify with those who they are learning about.

I am curious about your term, "self-preservation." What do you think
girls are preserving? How is emulating powerful men a way to preserve
themselves? Why is the male stereotypical role preferred over the
female one?

Kathie

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