ASSESSING RECOGNITION OF SEXIST LANGUAGE - DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THEGENDER-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SCALE

Authors
MCMINN MR WILLIAMS PE MCMINN LC
Citation
Mr. Mcminn et al., ASSESSING RECOGNITION OF SEXIST LANGUAGE - DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THEGENDER-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SCALE, Sex roles, 31(11-12), 1994, pp. 741-755
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social","Women s Studies
Journal title
Sex roles → ACNP
ISSN journal
03600025
Volume
31
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
741 - 755
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-0025(1994)31:11-12<741:AROSL->2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Teaching effective writing in the social sciences includes teaching re cognition of sexist language. The development and teaching uses of the Gender-Specific Language Scale (GSLS), an instrument designed to asse ss recognition of sexist language, are described. Three experiments wi th predominantly European-American male and female students provide su pport for the reliability and validity of the GSLS, and suggest that i t measures a different construct than an essay questionnaire used in p revious studies of sexist language. Implications for teaching are disc ussed.