Responding to a "Conquistadora": Readers Talk about Gender in Mexican Secondary Schools.

Arizpe, Evelyn

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ERIC Number: EJ622412

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Publication Date: 2001

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Responding to a "Conquistadora": Readers Talk about Gender in Mexican Secondary Schools.

Arizpe, Evelyn

Gender and Education, v13 n1 p25-37 Mar 2001

Examines interview responses of Mexican eighth graders about an adolescent novel that related the adventures of a female conquistador, including: their conceptions about gender, dynamics between the reader and the text, and the expression of response. Results revealed students' anxieties about gender issues, noting that how they understood these issues was constantly subjected to modifications by the media, education, and life experiences. (SM)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Grade 8, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Secondary Education, Sex Stereotypes, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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