Whistlin' and Crowin' Response

In my paper, I wrote about how while Sohn focuses on the women of Appalachia, she does a lot to reaffirm the gender stereotypes of men. Especially with the chart on page 30, it is easy to see that the men in these families have a much lower education level than the women. Most of the fathers and husbands mentioned in the book worked in the mines all of their lives. Lucy's husband was abusive and Sarah's didn't support her going to school. While Sohn seemed to be attempting to shed a sort of light on the people of Appalachia through this book in order to hopefully provide some information to shatter stereotypes, she instead ends up reinforcing some negative stereotypes the public has of Appalachian men.