[Reader-list] Articles on Gender, Education, and Disabilities

[Chandni Parekh]

If you want the PDFs of the articles and/or the e-book, mail me.

- Chandni

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*Journal Article: **Sissies, Dolls, and Dancing: Children's Literature and
Gender Deviance in the Seventies

Excerpts:

*During the late 1960s and the 1970s in the United States, discourses on
gender were proliferating; creating a charged, unstable category that formed
the center of much scientific, academic, and social inquiry. The nation's
first "gender identity clinic" opened at Johns Hopkins in 1965 and the first
sex reassignment surgery was completed in 1966 (Wexler). Second wave
feminism—and its serious questioning of gender roles—increasingly influenced
both society and academia (Duberman xi). The National Institute of Mental
Health awarded funds to several institutions around the country to conduct
various forms of research on childhood gender problems; the largest of these
projects took place at the UCLA Gender Identity Research and Treatment
Clinic (Burke 32–33).
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*A Guide to Non-sexist Children's Books lists eighty-three early childhood
books published between 1976 and 1980 that deal with characters of both
sexes who do not conform to strict gender norms.

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Book: The Big Read: Stories in Support of Education

*This storybook was created by the Global Campaign for Education. A
compilation of short stories from influential figures around the world, The
Big Read tells remarkable tales of education and the struggles of those who
are denied the chance to learn.

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*Journal Article: **To Love and Be Loved: Sexuality and People with Physical
Disabilities by Randi S. Chance

*Excerpt:
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*She explores possible effects of disabilities on sexual self-concept,
romantic relationships, and sexual activities as well as describes some
practical steps that can be taken to remedy specific difficulties. The
author encourages psychotherapists to prepare themselves to respond
intelligently and comfortably to the sexual questions and issues raised by
their physically disabled clients, regardless of the presenting problem.

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