On the Contrary: Essays by Men and Women

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Martha Rainbolt, Janet Fleetwood
State University of New York Press, 30. juuni 1984 - 340 pages
On The Contrary contains a balance of writings by men and women. The essays are presented in pairs, a man and a woman writing on each topic. This balanced juxtaposition allows students to discuss, think, and write about changing roles and relationships without being forced into either a feminist or traditionalist party line. The essays in each section reverberate suggestively with each other and this effect is reinforced by the discussion questions, writing topics, and introductory material.

An additional table of contents arranges the essays according to rhetorical rubrics.

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Contents

FRIENDS AND LOVERS
1
Concepts of Masculinity
3
Concepts of Femininity
10
Love
28
Friendship
42
Susan Lee Friendship Feminism and Betrayal
50
Personality Clashes
56
Suggestions For Discussion
62
Society and the Individual
175
Ilse Aichinger The Bound Man
187
Suggestions For Discussion
195
Minority Rights
197
Maya Angelou Mama and the Dentist
209
Prescribed Roles
215
Suggestions For Discussion
222
SelfAssertion
224

YOUTH AND MATURITY
65
The Stages of Life
67
Growing Up
76
Suggestions For Discussion
86
Raising Children
87
Robert Paul Smith Let Your Kids Alone
93
Growing Older
99
What You Will
112
Suggestions For Writing
118
KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION
119
Attitudes Toward Formal Education
121
Lissa Rotundo OneYearOld Scholars
126
Motivation and Reluctance
130
Suggestions For Discussion
142
The College Atmosphere
144
William Zinsser College Pressures
149
Ultimate Goals
156
Adrienne Rich Taking Women Students Seriously
165
FREEDOM AND INDIVIDUALITY
173
Margaret Halsey Whats Wrong with Me Me Me
228
SUCCESS AND FAILURE
231
A Skeptical View
233
Suzanne Britt Jordan That Lean and Hungry Look
239
An Affirmative View
242
Wealth and Acquisition
254
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Channelled Whelk
261
Fame and Recognition
267
Suggestions For Discussion
286
SelfFulfillment
288
Suggestions For Discussion
292
Barriers to Success
294
Virginia Woolf Professions for Women
300
ESSAYS ON THE WRITING PROCESS
305
Ursula LeGuin Fifteen Vultures the Strop and the Old Lady
311
Gail Godwin The Watcher at the Gates
319
Tough Talk Sweet Talk Stuffy
327
Notes on Contributors
335
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