All young people need access to and can benefit from sexual health information. Young people with disabilities have the same right to this education as their peers. However, considerations must be made in order to modify the program to allow for information to be understood and learned in a way that is meaningful to them. Educators are in the…

All young people need access to and can benefit from sexual health information. Young people with disabilities have the same right to this education as their peers. However, considerations must be made in order to modify the program to allow for information to be understood and learned in a way that is meaningful to them. Parents/guardians might…

Sexuality has been defined as "companionship, friendship, sexual expression, sexual identity, and intimate relationships" (Bambara & Brantlinger, 2002). People with disabilities have many obstacles as they transition to adulthood, including developing and understanding their own sexuality (Sinclair, Unruh, Lindstrom, & Scanlon,…

In recent years, "pre-code" films have been re-discovered and applauded by film scholars and feminists. The term refers to the period between 1929 and 1934 when many Hollywood studios openly disregarded the censorship restrictions of the Hays Code. Named after censorship czar William H. Hays, the Code forbade nudity, cursing, sexual innuendo,…

Presents a 29-item annotated bibliography of empirical research from the 1980s on gender as a variable in managerial communication. (SR)

Presents an 18-item annotated bibliography of recent research reports and conference papers concerning the role gender plays in communication. Includes aspects of organizational communication, interpersonal communication, and communication in the media. (SR)

A list of organizations and agencies that serve as clearinghouses for information on various educational matters--many concentrating on sex equity--and some of their publications are listed. (MLW)

Intended to help classroom teachers, students, or researchers fathom or simply explore the impact of sex roles in human communication, these 47 annotated citations cover a variety of sources written in a range of disciplines. Sources, which are arranged alphabetically by author, include books and journals in communication, psychology, linguistics,…

Presents a sampling of documents from the ERIC datebase on the role of gender in communication. Includes documents in the following categories: instructional strategies, secondary school studies, gender and language choices, intercultural situations, and communication practices. (PD)

This selected annotated bibliography on women's education and women's colleges includes citations compiled and edited from the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) and Dissertation Abstracts databases as well as a manual library search. The approximately 50 citations are listed separated under either books or journals. Under each…

This annotated bibliography lists books, films, filmstrips, recordings, and booklets on sex equity. Entries are arranged according to the following topics: career resources, curriculum resources, management, sex equity, sex roles, women's studies, student activities, and sex-fair fiction. Included in each entry are name of author, editor or…

This series of papers discuss the application of an androgynous model of mental health within the context of a clinical training team. These papers (1) review some of the literature on androgyny; (2) examine the theraputic tension created by the authors' position between cultural stereotypes and their androgynous vision; (3) detail implications of…

Describes how the traditional, agressive male role has been reinforced by social studies textbooks. The author recommends that teachers teach about new roles for males by presenting images of males in caring, nurturing, and expressive roles. (AM)

A bibliography of sources on women and American history at the Mt. San Antonio College Library (Walnut, California) has been compiled. It has five sections: (1) general history (works reflecting the contributions of women as historians as well as portraying their roles in the history of the United States from the early colonial days to the…

These materials were compiled to help provide a better education for all children by increasing parents' and teachers' awareness of sexism and by providing new ideas and programs for helping people to overcome sex-role stereotyping in the schools. Included in the packet are: (1) a questionnaire designed to provoke thought before the beginning of a…