Confronting and Challenging "Locker Room" Culture
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2010-05-19/confronting-and-challenging-locker-room-culture
Locker rooms can be intimidating places -- places where even the most respected athletes and coaches are reluctant to challenge the behavior of others. But a string of high-profile stories involving athletes and violence has cast a new light on how solidarity affects certain cultures. Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins joins Kojo to explore the intersection sports, violence and gender.
Guests
Sally Jenkins
columnist, The Washington Post; author of "The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed A Game, A People, A Nation" (Doubleday)
Comments
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Isn't this conversation about men in groups also true for any bonded group? Family, cultural, political etc. Why is this conversation and research a male thing only? It seems likely that any bonded group will have the same compunction to conspire in support of their intimate connections. A mother protecting a child inspite of obvious concerns comes to mind as an example.
Pete Beebe
Washington, DC
Kojo,
I am listening online from Nigeria and can't seem to get across on the 1-800 number. I am hoping Sally Jenkins will shed more light on 'sisterhood'. How is the pack mentality in girl-groups different from what it is in boy-group?