Gender and Reading.

Flynn, Elizabeth A.

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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Gender and Reading.

Flynn, Elizabeth A.

College English, v45 n3 p236-53 Mar 1983

Reports the results of a pilot study conducted to determine the effect of the gender of college students on their responses to three short stories. Concludes that male students react to disturbing stories by rejecting or dominating them while female students more often achieve critical detachment. (JL)

Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Emotional Response, Females, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature, Males, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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