Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ417617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-0025
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Dick and Jane in 1989.
Purcell, Piper; Stewart, Lara
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v22 n3-4 p177-85 Feb 1990
A study of 62 children's readers in use in three Texas cities demonstrated that such books are less male-focused than they appeared to be in a similar 1972 survey. Contends that both boys and girls would benefit from a still more equitable representation. (DM)
Descriptors: Characterization, Children, Childrens Literature, Reading Materials, Role Models, Sex Bias, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
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