Little piece of sociology

I just finished reading a book, The Tenderness of Wolves, by Stef Penney. It was okay, but if you want to read about a woman trekking across the Canadien wilderness in the 1800s, I would recommend Gil Adamson's, The Outlander, instead. Much better writing.

Anyway, as a sociologist, I am always alert to these little tidbits in books. Here is a quote from The Tenderness of Wolves:

"As members of a family (and of a society as well, presumably) carve, or are pushed into, roles for themselves, and then become imprisoned by them, so Susannah became everyone’s darling." What a great description of social roles. They aren't entirely voluntary, and they can be tough to get out of once you are in them.