Tracking Down Sexism in Physics Textbooks.

Walford, Geoffrey

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ERIC Number: EJ252845

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Publication Date: 1981-Sep

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Tracking Down Sexism in Physics Textbooks.

Walford, Geoffrey

Physics Education, v16 n5 p261-65 Sep 1981

Presents examples of sex bias in the illustrations, questions, and texts of a selection of recently published physics textbooks. Indicates that in spite of the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975, some texts are clearly biased such that physics is presented as a male rather than female subject. (SK)

Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Textbook Bias, Textbook Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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