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Henderson, Ilona – 1978
Students are exposed to a curriculum that primes both males and females for a sexist society. Picture books are the first reading materials to which young children are exposed. An analysis of award winning children's books reveals negative associations about being female. Sex role stereotyping is already operative at the prereading and early…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
