Getting What They Deserve: Eighth-Grade Girls, Culture, and Empowerment

Reports on a study of stories written by eighth graders in three very different schools, stories carrying powerful messages about how girls understand their place in the world. Finds that, in one set of stories, females control their lives only as long as they are "good," and in the other...

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Published in:	Voices from the middle Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 25
Main Author:	Fishman, Andrea R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-02-1996
Subjects:	Content Analysis Females Grade 8 Junior High School Students Junior High Schools Middle Schools Self Concept Sex Bias Sex Role Sex Stereotypes Student Attitudes Student Empowerment Student Writing Models Writing Research
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Summary:	Reports on a study of stories written by eighth graders in three very different schools, stories carrying powerful messages about how girls understand their place in the world. Finds that, in one set of stories, females control their lives only as long as they are "good," and in the other set, autonomous female protagonists fail (often for no discernible reason). (SR)
Bibliography:	Published by the National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096.
ISSN:	1074-4762
DOI:	10.58680/vm19965415