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ERIC Number: EJ315213
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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"Vive la Difference!" and Communication Processes.
Nilsen, Alleen Pace
English Journal, v74 n3 p46-51 Mar 1985
Probes the way sexism is fostered by four different but related processes of communication: overgeneralization, exaggeration, metamorphical extension, and the adaptation of behavior to fit the exaggerations and metaphors that grew out of the overgeneralizations. (EL)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum Enrichment, Figurative Language, Language Usage, Propaganda, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Sex Bias, Sex Stereotypes, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Thematic Issue: Women's Studies and English Teachers.