Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unc.unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: "The Invisible Partners" Message-ID: <129@unc.unc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 16:35:09 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.129 Posted: Sun Aug 11 16:35:09 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:29:25 EDT References: <1528@utah-gr.UUCP> <1375@pyuxd.UUCP> <100@unc.unc.UUCP> <1443@pyuxd.UUCP> <2602@sun.uucp> Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 21 Summary: In article <2602@sun.uucp> sunny@sun.uucp (Ms. Sunny Kirsten) writes: > >Will you let yourself be defined by your culture? or will you be a self- >defined, self motivated, self actualized individual, and enact the behavior >which you feel is appropriate for you as an individual, and then accept the >same from those around you, and together constitute a culture? The self-defined, self-motivated, self-actualized self-image is an illusion. Even non-conformists fulfil culturally defined roles. The question to ask yourself is which of society's roles is best for you, taking into consideration your ability to play the role, and whether you get from it what you want. >The feminine and masculine gender roles *are* entirely relative to the culture >in which they are defined. In some cultures a given behavior is classified as >feminine, in another culture it is classified as masculine, and in yet another >culture, it is not classified as either. So when you leave one culture and join another, it may be advantageous to change your behavior. Frank Silbermann