Although, Sommers piece, focuses on how the needle has moved so far to the left, in protecting girls and the unfair advantages afforded males. We are doing a disservice to both genders. On page eighteen, Sommers, rails against the stereotypical weaker sex, and their supporters lining up to add to the myth (Sommers, p.18, fourth paragraph). The description of America’s teenage girls as silenced, tortured, voiceless and otherwise personally diminished is indeed dismaying. However, this assumption, contains very little evidence to support it (Sommers, p.18, last paragraph). In offering a counterpoint to Gilligan’s position, Sommers, is in fact supporting Millet’s assumption that roles are learned and accepted through traditions. However, the facts according to Sommers, point to “boys” being given a disservice, as American intellectuals continue to insist on relying on faulty research and dated
Although, Sommers piece, focuses on how the needle has moved so far to the left, in protecting girls and the unfair advantages afforded males. We are doing a disservice to both genders. On page eighteen, Sommers, rails against the stereotypical weaker sex, and their supporters lining up to add to the myth (Sommers, p.18, fourth paragraph). The description of America’s teenage girls as silenced, tortured, voiceless and otherwise personally diminished is indeed dismaying. However, this assumption, contains very little evidence to support it (Sommers, p.18, last paragraph). In offering a counterpoint to Gilligan’s position, Sommers, is in fact supporting Millet’s assumption that roles are learned and accepted through traditions. However, the facts according to Sommers, point to “boys” being given a disservice, as American intellectuals continue to insist on relying on faulty research and dated