Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ338442
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Use of the Titles Ms., Miss or Mrs.: Does It Make a Difference?
Conner, Jane; And Others
Sex Roles, v14 n9-10 p545-49 1986
People in a shopping mall were asked to read a paragraph about an achieving woman given the title Miss, Mrs., Ms., or not given a title. Readers of Ms titled paragraph rated her less honest. No effects obtained for other rating dimensions. Results may indicate public acceptance of Ms title. (MCK)
Descriptors: Adults, Employed Women, Females, Feminism, Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Sex Bias, Sociolinguistics, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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