Beyond Dolls & Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender Bias - Softcover

"A fun, balanced, easy-to-read and ready-to-use book." -- Anne Bryant, Executive Director, American Association of University Women

"Adults and children will find much to talk about." -- Associated Press

"I heartily recommend this book." -- Ellen S. Silber, Director, Marymount Institute for the Education of Women and Girls

"Recommended." -- Library Journal

"This insightful book is bound to make you stop and think." -- Myriam Miedzian, Author of Boys Will Be Boys

"[Features] concrete, easy-to-follow suggestions." -- Professor Michael Kimmel, Editor of Against the Tide, Men's Lives, and Changing Men

"[Includes] many practical tips that can encourage gender." -- Mary Rose Main, National Executive Director, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

"[Provides] practical advice about raising strong daughters and compassionate sons." -- Naomi Wolf, Author of Fire With Fire and The Beauty Myth

This book is for people who don't have time to deal with this issue?parents and teachers. After researching the topic and finding that most available titles were geared toward scholars, architectural designer Crawford has culled 101 tips from an extensive bibliography of gender-related research, included as an appendix. Her book offers thumbnail ideas and suggestions for nonsexist interaction with children. For example, "#15. To figure out what to say or do about a sexist situation, imagine how you would respond to a similar example of racism." Besides behavioral suggestions, she cites relevant toys, books, and videos for children. This is a practical supplement to works like Maggio's Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage (Oryx Pr., 1991). Recommended for larger libraries and special collections.?A. Arro Smith, San Marcos P.L., Tex.
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