Silent women feel words are used as weapons that separate and diminish people instead of empowering them. Received knowers rely on words of others as concrete and dualistically right or wrong. Both groups of women have relations with authorities. Silent women feel passive toward the authorities in their life. To a silent woman, the authorities have the ability to use words that provoke wrath.
Received knowers feel that authorities are sources of truth.
To a received knower, authorities have the capacity for constructing and retaining knowledge that has only one correct answer. Silent women have a difficult time describing their individual selves. Knowledge is received and retained in others, and not the self. They are discouraged in their home-life to interact, play and listen to others. Vygosky suggests interaction and play is necessary in developing social skills for one's own self.