| Edition |
Rev. and updated ed. |
| Description |
vii, 373 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Previous edition cataloged under: Sadker, Myra. |
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Rev. ed. of: Failing at fairness. New York : C. Scribner's Sons, c1994. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-360) and index. |
| Contents |
Didn't we solve this problem years ago? -- Opening the schoolhouse door -- The beginning of the classroom compromise: the elementary school years -- Self-esteem slides: the middle years -- Life in high school -- Tests, grades, and the boys' crisis -- Higher education: peeking behind the campus curtain -- SIngle-sex education: a good idea? -- Possibilities, such possibilities. |
| Summary |
An updated report on the role of sexual discrimination in education challenges beliefs about how behaviors are determined by brain differences and contends that cultural attitudes are compromising students of both genders. |
| Subject |
Sex discrimination in education -- United States.
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Sexism in education -- United States.
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Women -- Education -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Sadker, Myra Pollack.
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Zittleman, Karen R.
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Sadker, Myra Pollack.
Failing at fairness.
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| ISBN |
9781416552475 (paperback) |
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1416552472 (paperback) |
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9781439100158 (hardcover) |
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1439100152 (hardcover) |
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