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ERIC Number: EJ240639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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The Factors Affecting the Gender Connotations of Language for the Deaf Child.
Murphy-Berman, Virginia; Jean, Paula J.
American Annals of the Deaf, v126 n1 p57-63 Feb 1981
The study examined the adequacy of replacing generics with more gender neutral terms (e.g., someone or people) for 141 eight to eighteen year old hearing impaired students. Results showed that generally the neutral terms enabled students to limit masculine bias. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Language Usage, Sex Bias, Sex Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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