Marital Status: Its Effects on the Portrayal of Older Characters in Children's Literature.

Vraney, Mary W.; Barrett, Carol J.

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Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Marital Status: Its Effects on the Portrayal of Older Characters in Children's Literature.

Vraney, Mary W.; Barrett, Carol J.

Journal of Reading, v24 n6 p487-93 Mar 1981

A study indicated that the widowed and those who have never married are portrayed negatively in young people's literature. Provides a list of books that represent a variety of older life styles. (MKM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Age Discrimination, Books, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Males, Marital Status, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Reading Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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