Introductory Economics Textbooks and the Treatment of Issues Relating to Women and Minorities, 1984 and 1991

Introductory Economics Textbooks and the Treatment of Issues Relating to Women and Minorities, 1984 and 1991

Reports on a study of introductory college economics textbooks on the quality and quantity of coverage of the economic status of women and minorities. Finds that textbooks still have a tendency to exclude women and minorities from the general discussion and disguise the multiplicity of explanations...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of economic education 1993-04, Vol.24 (2), p.145-162
1. Verfasser: Feiner, Susan F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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African Americans
Content Analysis
Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Cultural Pluralism
Economic research
Economics Education
Ethnic Bias
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic Stereotypes
Feiner (S F)
Females
Gender bias
Gender discrimination
Higher Education
Labor markets
Males
Morgan (B A)
Multicultural Education
Multicultural Textbooks
Political economy
Professional Information
Research biases
Sex Differences
Textbook Bias
Textbook Content
Textbook Evaluation
Textbooks
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Zusammenfassung:Reports on a study of introductory college economics textbooks on the quality and quantity of coverage of the economic status of women and minorities. Finds that textbooks still have a tendency to exclude women and minorities from the general discussion and disguise the multiplicity of explanations for observed differences. (CFR)
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068
DOI:10.1080/00220485.1993.10844788