基本信息·出版社：Hyperion ·页码：384 页 ·出版日期：2005年07月 ·ISBN：0786888598 ·条形码：9780786888597 ·版本：Paperback ·装帧：平装 ·开 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Hyperion
·页码：384 页
·出版日期：2005年07月
·ISBN：0786888598
·条形码：9780786888597
·版本：Paperback
·装帧：平装
·开本：32
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：誓言: 大学女生联谊会的秘密生活
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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller-with over 91,000 copies in print-that takes you behind closed doors to see what really goes on in America's sororities ver wonder what sorority life is really like? In Pledged, bestselling author Alexandra Robbins goes undercover to expose the dark side of collegiate sisterhood-the psychological abuse, hazing rituals, and widespread body image disorders-while at the same time introducing us to many of the intelligent, successful women within its ranks. The result is a compelling sociological exploration of the powerful influence that these organizations wield over young women today. With its fly-on-the-wall voyeurism and remarkable insight, Pledged paints a sharp-eyed portrait of the intriguing and paradoxical world of modern-day sororities.
作者简介 Alexandra Robbins, a former staff member of
The New Yorker, is the author of
Secrets of the Tomb and the coauthor of the
New York Times bestselling
Quarterlife Crisis. She appears regularly in the national media, on such shows as the
Today Show,
Oprah,
60 Minutes, CNN's
Daybreak, and the
Early Show, and her work has appeared in publications including
The New Yorker, the
Atlantic Monthly, the
Washington Post,
USA Today,
Self, and
Mademoiselle.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. 专业书评 From Publishers Weekly Robbins, who previously researched Yale's Skull and Bones Society for Secrets of the Tomb and also coauthored Quarterlife Crisis, went undercover for the 2002-2003 academic year to investigate the inner workings of "Greek" (National Panhellenic Conference) sororities. Sororities are far from anachronisms; there are presently some 3.5 million women in almost 3,000 Greek chapters on campuses across America. After the national office forbade locals from cooperating with Robbins, she disguised herself as an undergrad and found four sorority women willing to risk expulsion to help her. While Robbins structures her narrative around the year's ritual cycle-the rush, the bid, pledging, initiation, Greek Week, etc.-the timeless soap opera of sorority life occupies center stage. And although battles between girls can be wrenching, there's nothing like a date gone wrong to bring out the tearsâ€"and the thermos of vodka. Beyond romance, Robbins's informants have their own issues, among them, being black and poor in a rich white sorority and recovering from date rape by a frat brother. These problems are worsened by an environment that encourages binge drinking, drug abuse, eating disorders and blind obedience to what their pledge masters or sorority elders tell them to do. Historically black sororities, which are not the focus of this book, do have a reputation for promoting community service and sisterhood; "historically white" sororities, Robbins concludes, are really just social groups for making friends and meeting guys, despite their claims to academic and service values. Robbins makes suggestions for reforming sororities-more adult supervision, ending pledging, etc.-although the demystification that comes from reading her front-line account may be the best prescription.
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--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Despite the provocative subtitle, most of the information gathered by the author as she went undercover as a sorority girl is nothing especially new. After all, everyone knows sororities can be exclusive, conformist, and superficial organizations. But Robbins' account of life inside the sorority house still makes for fascinating reading. Following four sorority sisters through their first year in the house, a world of sex, drugs, eating disorders, and insecurity is revealed. One wonders, though, if these experiences are that different from the experiences of those students not affiliated with Greek societies. What is arguably different, though, is the extreme pressure brought to bear on these young women to repress their own natural instincts, desires, and inclinations in order to fit in with an amazingly shallow and often unworthy group of friends. Where the author really scores is in her analysis of why otherwise intelligent and sensitive women would sacrifice their independence, and often self-respect, for the sake of an artificially engineered secret society.
Margaret FlanaganCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Washington Monthly "Fascinating and eye-opening . . .
Pledged is still a powerful warning and an astonishing slice of American life."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. People, April 12, 2004 "Funny but alarming."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Elle Girl "The narrative . . . is better than reality TV -- it's riveting."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Booklist, March 2004 "Fascinating reading."
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
