counterpose

To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.

To create a contrast by juxtaposing.

Part II is a chapter on male socialization. One selection discusses the sex role pressures upon children, another is about ghetto males, and a third is on the influence of high school athletics. Much of it is dry reading, but counterposed are two painful personal accounts.

A pose taken in opposition to another.

Utkatasana (Figure 4-e) acts as a counterpose to the previous postures because it eases the stretch in the legs.