abstract: Gendered language has been a topic of study for centuries. The most recent efforts to promote inclusive language have been championed by parents, teachers, and social reformers over the last thirty years. Replicating in part a research study that was done over thirty years ago, this study examines what effects have taken place in children's perceptions of male and female roles in regards to specific activities and occupations and how their perceptions compare to the current work force, what role children's literature has played in these changes, and what children's natural speech in describing personified animals can tell us about their subconscious gender labeling. The results were remarkable in two ways: native language evidently exudes little emphasis on pronoun choice, and children are more readily acceptable of gender equality than that portrayed in either Caldecott winning children's books or real life as seen through current labor statistics. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction 2011
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:9324 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | Arter, Lisa (Author), Nilsen, Alleen (Advisor), Blasingame, James (Committee member), Grace, Judy (Committee member), Mathur, Sarup (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 86 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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