This idea clashes with the views about women that are becoming popular in our society. Women are more independent and are remaining single for long periods of time in order to establish their own careers and lives before involving a partner and children. It is also not necessary for a woman to dress extremely conservative in pop culture. Female college student show a lot of skin and this is acceptable in pop culture.
During my research I interviewed many women, but will not be able to include all of the interviews. One woman I came across was a college freshman, Karla Jones. She grew up in Tennessee in a Christian home and came to The University of Illinois. When she arrived she joined a sorority against her parents" wishes. Her parents believe that sorority activities are not wholesome and these girls will not be good influences on their daughter. Karla tells her parents she thinks being Greek will look good on her resume and that she does not participate in the drinking and partying that comes along with the sorority. In actuality, Karla says that she goes out to the bars to drink an average of four nights per week and is actually dating a man that is not a Christian. Her parents know nothing about the drinking and nothing about the boyfriend. When I asked her what she thought about herself after living this way for two semesters she said, "I do not feel like I am sinning except for the lies I am telling my parents. But those lies are necessary because I might not want to live this way forever so why should I get myself in trouble when I could decide to change .but the lies do get overwhelming sometimes."(Jones) This is where living the double life starts. How happy can she really be tip toeing around in order to have fun?.
Another woman, Rachel Whitehead, is a senior at The University of Illinois and grew up in a very religious family. Her curfew was ten o"clock throughout her high school career, her skirts must go past her knees, she could never wear make-up, and dating was out of the question.