Talent Ignored, Talent Diverted: The Cultural Context Underlying Giftedness in Females.

Reis, Sally M.

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ERIC Number: EJ511784

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Talent Ignored, Talent Diverted: The Cultural Context Underlying Giftedness in Females.

Reis, Sally M.

Gifted Child Quarterly, v39 n3 p162-70 Sum 1995

A questionnaire was completed by 67 gifted females and follow-up interviews were conducted with 25 of these women to explore their education, family life and influences, personal and professional achievements, and effects of marriage and children. Barriers to their talent development included their marriages and personal lives. (SW)

Descriptors: Achievement, Career Choice, Cultural Context, Expectation, Family Influence, Family Life, Females, Gifted, Life Satisfaction, Marriage, Occupational Aspiration, Parent Influence, Talent Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: "Giftedness in the Social Context."