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ERIC Number: EJ347033
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Mauve Washers: Sex Differences in Freshman Writing.
Lynch, Catherine M.; Strauss-Noll, Mary
English Journal, v76 n1 p90-94 Jan 1987
Reports on two studies conducted in college freshman composition classes dealing with gender-based variations in verbal behavior. For an in-class assignment, students described two objects, a metal washer and a piece of cloth; for an out-of-class assignment, students wrote a letter to a landlord asking for a $300 deposit refund which had been withheld. (NKA)
Descriptors: College English, Cultural Traits, Females, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Language Attitudes, Language Styles, Males, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Semantic Contrasts