The Garden of Rama

The Garden of Rama | Ideas for Group Discussion

Feminist critics in the latter years of the twentieth century have faulted many male writers for perpetuating patriarchal stereotypes in their stories and novels, even when the writers are attempting to depict women as significant characters. Popular sociology, psychology, and linguistic views widespread in the media in the 1980s and 1990s view women as more concerned with cooperative relationships and expression of feelings than men are likely to be. Males, according to the popular view, tend to be more capable of focused analytical thought, more competitive, more given to dominance...

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