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| Career Choice | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Futures (of Society) | 1 |
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| Journal of School Health | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHolcomb, Carol Ann – Journal of School Health, 1981
An evaluation of the illustrations in elementary and secondary education textbooks reveals that: (1) Males dominate occupations illustrated in contemporary health textbooks; and (2) females are generally portrayed as assistants (nurses, technicians, dental hygienists) to males in higher-level roles or in occupations with low levels of power,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
