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Peer reviewedCarrell, David – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1991
Examines sexual stereotypes in selected professional writing textbooks published from the 1930s to the 1950s. Maintains that these textbooks--portraying women as subservient, emotional, and frivolous, and men as decisive, logical, and strong--suggest that men are more suited for positions of authority, and have played an important role in…
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Business English, Content Analysis, Educational History
