Drawing on notions of the modern pilgrim and postmodern tourist, this paper explores the discursive resources concerning women, travel, and transience as they apply to female teachers working in the Canadian north. In particular, it traces the discourses evident in the talk of twenty-five women teachers currently working in northern First Nations…

Before we as teachers can even begin to address the question of "Who are our students?" we must first reflect on and analyze ourselves--who we are in terms of race, ethnicity, class, gender, culture, personality, and other important factors. Relating to our students, challenging their thinking and actions, and being voices for change all demand…

Examines how attributions of gender are influenced by whether a person self-labels, labels another, or is labeled by another as gay or lesbian. Labeling heightened the labeler's gender-typical attributions and being labeled produced the reverse pattern. Gay self-labeling resulted in intermediate ratings, whereas lesbian self-labeling dramatically…

Investigated weight and body-image concerns of female college students (N=79) using two videotaped simulated counseling interventions: one which attributed weight issues to society's unrealistic expectations of women and the other to poor eating habits. Found subjects' sex role attitudes predicted intervention preference with traditional sex role…

Interviewed about favorite TV characters, 91% of boys and 53% of girls ages 7-12 chose same-sex favorites. For male characters, wishful identification was predicted by intelligence and (for girls only) humor; parasocial interaction was predicted by intelligence, attractiveness, and (for boys only) strength. For female characters (chosen only by…

Examines the power of dominant discourses of gender to trap children within conventional meanings and modes of being. Presents findings of a study of children's reactions to feminist fairy tales. Concludes that patterns of desire reflected in preferred storylines give substance to inequitable social structures. (DK)

Analyzes the responses of 160 male and female undergraduates with either an androgynous, masculine, or feminine sex role orientation who judged the intimacy and commonness of masculine and feminine self-disclosures attributed to either men or women. Gender, but not sexual orientation, influenced ratings. (FMW)