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Pico, Isabel – 1979
This book is the result of a study that investigated the influence of "machismo" (a set of attitudes, beliefs, and behavior that perpetuates the myth of male superiority) in elementary education. The study included (1) a content analysis of textbooks used in Spanish and social studies classes in public and private schools in Puerto Rico…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Males, Native Language Instruction, Sex Bias
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
