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Peer reviewedZuber, Sharon; Reed, Ann M. – College English, 1993
Traces the historical development of the authority of grammar handbooks and their current status as monitors of language. Focuses on the evidence that English speakers use the "singular they" and the "generic he." Interprets current handbooks in terms of their social roles and political constructions. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Grammar, Higher Education, Sex Bias
Peer reviewedHelgeson, Candace – College English, 1976
Discusses college handbooks and rhetorics' stereotypes of women as sex objects, passive nourishers, perpetual children, and invisible presences. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Females, Higher Education, Sex Role
