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ERIC Number: EJ404420
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reading, Writing, and Thinking about Prejudice: Stereotyped Images of Disability in the Popular Press.
Margolis, Howard; And Others
Social Education, v54 n1 p28-30 Jan 1990
States that newspaper and magazine journalism tend to depict handicapped persons as victims. Explains that teachers can help eliminate this stereotypic imagery through writing and critical reading exercises. (GG)
Descriptors: Bias, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Critical Reading, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Misconceptions, News Writing, Reading, Social Studies, Stereotypes, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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