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Ulrich, Celeste – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Presents stereotypical assumptions and examples of sexual discrimination in school physical education and athletic programs. Suggests that present inequities can be resolved by changing attitudes and by legislation. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Athletics, Equal Education, Feminism, Sex Discrimination
Trecker, Janice Law – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Examines sex discrimination in the curriculum, its administration, and in the rationale of certain courses and procedures, especially with regard to athletics and vocational preparation courses. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Equal Education, Feminism, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary Schools
Nickerson, Eileen T. – 1975
This paper examines ways in which schools are a major agent in the continuing socialization that leads to discrimination against women and sex role stereotyping. The author gives illustrations from teacher behaviors, textbooks, physical education and athletics, and counseling. The paper then reviews some of the consequences of sex discrimination…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Feminism, Intervention, Literature Reviews
Mui-cheung, F. – Bridge, An Asian American Perspective, 1979
The author recounts her experiences in becoming a psychologist, and the problems she faced both as a woman and as an Asian. (MC)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Employed Women, Ethnic Stereotypes, Experience

Yoder, Janice D.; Berendsen, Lynne L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2001
Surveyed and interviewed black and white women firefighters regarding subordination through imposed exclusion, tokenism, and omnirelevance of race/ethnicity in their perceptions of work experience. Both groups experienced insufficient instruction, hostility, silence, hypersupervision, insufficient support, stereotyping, and intertwining of race…
Descriptors: Blacks, Ethnic Stereotypes, Females, Fire Fighters

Beal, Frances M. – Black Scholar, 1975
An account of the involvement of black women in the struggle against racism and oppression which traces the history of their resistance and their unique position in the class struggle. Since the liberation of women cannot be separated from the liberation of society in general, current attempts at women's liberation movements are unsuccessful…
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Stereotypes, Black Studies, Capitalism
Blakey, William A. – Civil Rights Digest, 1974
Presents a black male's viewpoint on the woman's movement and agrees with Bobby Seale's statement: "In the Panther household everyone sweeps the floor, everybody makes the bed, and everybody makes a revolution, because real manhood depends on the subjugation of no one." (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Stereotypes, Family (Sociological Unit), Feminism
Bond, Jean Carey – Freedomways, 1975
A review of recent television fare which suggests that the increased visibility of Blacks is being used as a front behind which to purvey age-old stereotypes about Blacks and to subtly belittle the problems the American system has visited upon Black people. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Stereotypes, Broadcast Television, Cultural Images, Feminism
Levy, Betty; Stacey, Judith – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Presents a feminist case against the elementary school by summarizing existing documentation in this area. Shows the limits of a liberal approach to sexism and suggests directions for future analysis and activity. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Schools, Equal Education, Feminism
Weiss, Susan F. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1974
Assumptions in the literature on sex-role stereotyping and sexism in education home economics programs are being challenged by individuals and groups posing for a change. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Home Economics Education, School Attitudes, Sex Bias
Ventura, Ronnie – 1978
In this questionnaire, fifty-two statements related to attitudes concerning race, sex, and multicultural education are presented. Spaces are provided for respondents (school personnel) to register their agreement or disagreement with the statements. The questions are designed to stimulate discussions between groups and to help to establish program…
Descriptors: Ethnic Stereotypes, Multicultural Education, Opinions, Questionnaires
Racism and Sexism Resource Center for Educators, New York, NY. – 1976
A group of six feminists undertook this study because they felt it important that people learn about racial and sexual discrimination in textbooks used in Baltimore City and other U.S. schools. The task force chose five series of basal readers widely used in Baltimore. These series are used in most, if not all, Elementary Secondary Education Act…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Black Stereotypes, Characterization

Nelson, Charmeynne D. – Black Scholar, 1975
A systematic examination and debunking of three myths surrounding black women workers: (1) black women have better jobs than black men, (2) black women and white men are the most successful groups in U.S. society, and (3) black women do most of the work because they are the heads of most black families. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Stereotypes, Black Studies, Employed Women

Szymanski, Albert – Social Problems, 1974
Briefly examines the classical and neo-Marxist theories of the relationship between capitalism and racism and sexism, bringing to bear census data on the contrasting predictions of each theory concerning trends in racial and sexual discrimination in the labor force. (JM)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Labor Force, Marxism, Occupational Surveys
Frieze, Irene Hanson – 1974
A study was conducted to investigate stereotypes in college students and the relationship between traditional sex-role values and self-concepts. Students in Women's Studies and non-Woman's Studies classes were utilized as subjects to allow for a sample of potentially less traditional women. Questionnaires consisting of seven incomplete sentences…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Students, Higher Education, Self Esteem