Chapter 8 is about family structures of women with and without an inner voice.  It describes characteristics of the silent woman.  They typically come from a poor family where the man is at the top of the hierarchy.  Their families often had ways of speaking that evolve over time rather than generations.  Many times these families did not talk at all, they yelled if they had something to say.  Many times women who gain an inner voice in these situations look elsewhere than their chaotic families for support.  That support comes mostly from the community.  If these silent women find support from the community they have to work hard to break the cycle of silence for themselves and their future family.  The women who developed an inner voice at a younger age had families who's parents respected their child's need to rebel or question authority.  The fathers were considered by these women as intelligent but their mothers were made out to be super human and that they admired their mothers a lot.  In my case I see my mom as Super Woman and I take after her  lot really admiring her drive and accomplishments.  She really inspires me to excel that's for sure.  I love my mommy!!!!!!  My father is intelligent but in an unconventional way.  He had lots of addiction problems and has always skimmed rock bottom.  I respect him though because I got my artistic talent, his conviction and his example of how far I could go down if I don't stay focused.  I know I have an inner voice but I don't listen to it enough.  I'm sure my yin and yang parents have a lot to do with that... I don't know!