Girls are Females, Boys are Males: A Content Analysis of Career Materials.

Heshusius-Gilsdorf, Lous T.; Gilsdorf, Dale L.

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ERIC Number: EJ129082

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Publication Date: 1975

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Girls are Females, Boys are Males: A Content Analysis of Career Materials

Heshusius-Gilsdorf, Lous T.; Gilsdorf, Dale L.

Personnel and Guidance Journal, 54, 4, 207-211, Dec 75

This study examined two career orientation textbooks to determine the level of sexism, as represented by the Double Standard of Mental Health, in them. The findings indicate tokenism in terms of representing males and females equally in careers. (EJT)

Descriptors: Bias, Career Education, Content Analysis, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Occupational Information, Research Projects, Sex Discrimination, Sex Stereotypes, Social Bias, Textbook Bias, Tokenism

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