Fear Of Falling: Sluts Reading

An example Self-Perception and Affect in the Fear of Falling: Sluts reading is how the adolescent females feel about their self-confidence. According to the reading Evie’s “Self-confidence is held in check by the rules she is learning about female sexuality” (Orenstein 1994:111). In other words, Evie’s confidence and other adolescent female, put their confidence based on what others say or perceive them.

An example of Structural Approaches in the Fear of Falling: Sluts reading is what the roles the adolescent females are supposed to be in. One example of this approach is according to the reading the on page 116 it discussed how in the females essay they were more of a passive tone. Also, how female adolescents learn about how to act and behavior so they can be desired by someone. These shows have roles for females are structured because they are considered as objects. Another example of this approach is what I had mentioned early in this essay is how the institutions especially in the school system; which are teaching the structural approach. In Weston, when it was time for sex education class, the adolescent females were taught to avoid sex and the desires of sex. They were taught about their menstrual cycle and Human Anatomy and Physiology.

She let Bradley do things to her because her perception of herself and what it means to be liked by a boy. In the reading, Jennifer said, “I wanted him to like me, I thought it would make him like me more if I let him” (Orenstein 1994: 117). An example of Identity threat in Fear of Falling: Sluts reading was when the girls did not want to identify as a slut, so they did certain things to not be labeled as a slut. The adolescent females now had to separate themselves. It was the sluts versus the good