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The Silencing of the Female Voice in Adolescence


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The Silencing of the Female Voice in Adolescence
Using Pipher's "Reviving Ophelia" as a reference, this paper examines the role that the mass media plays in silencing the voice of the female teenager in American culture.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages) | 5 sources | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

Carol Gilligan declares that "The silencing of the female voice in adolescence is enforced by the wish not to hurt others but also by the fear that in speaking her voice will not be heard." There are certain stereotypical portrayals of women in mass media that make the sexism of our society transparently clear. It also disallows women to have their own sense of self. This process inflicts extreme damage to the female voice in adolescence. In "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girl"s, Pipher sees America's culture as "girl-poisoning". She shows how a certain brand of femininity is imposed on adolescent girls. This process, in her perspective, obliterates the confidence and self-knowledge that these young girls have amassed since their own childhood. In a tragic sense, their own peers act as enforcers.

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APA Citation:

The Silencing of the Female Voice in Adolescence (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Silencing-of-the-Female-Voice-in-Adolescence/31262

MLA Citation:

"The Silencing of the Female Voice in Adolescence" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Silencing-of-the-Female-Voice-in-Adolescence/31262>




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