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ter that would enable them to force society to accept them once they had
broken with this tradition. Since they lack this knowledge, they contin-
ue to look for a solution in the wrong places. For instance, a housewife

thinks that she will find a better place in society, as well as more respect
and love from those around her, by becoming a businesswoman or an-
other type of professional. Likewise, a businesswoman believes that she
will find the same things by climbing the corporate ladder or moving to
a better, more respectable job.
In reality, all such ways of thinking are flawed. There is only one