Gender Bias in Textbooks in Selected Kinesiology Courses in Texas Colleges and Universities
Description:
Gender bias, as well as other forms of discrimination, have been deemed unacceptable by today's standards. Research indicates that while it is not obtrusive, gender bias in the media is pervasive and potent. Textbooks are a communication medium which not only convey the requisite knowledge of a particular subject, but also, subliminally, norms and expectations of behavior for individuals in society. These subliminal messages, sometimes termed the hidden curriculum, may serve as inhibitors of an…
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Date:
August 1991
Creator:
Munt, Glada C. (Glada Carole)