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ERIC Number: EJ367261
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Language Patterns and Gender Role Orientation Among Students in Grades 3-12.
Richmond, Virginia P.; Gorham, Joan
Communication Education, v37 n2 p142-49 Apr 1988
Investigates current generic referent usage among 1529 public school children in grades 3-12. Indicates that there was an overall relationship between referent usage and gender role orientation, with more use of nontraditional referents among students who projected themselves in nontraditional occupational roles. (JK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Patterns, Language Research, Language Usage, Public Schools, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Functions; Referents (Linguistics)