Assessing Recognition of Sexist Language: Development and Use of the Gender-Specific Language Scale

Authors

Mark R. McMinn, George Fox UniversityFollow
Paul E. Williams
Lisa Graham McMinn, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1994

Abstract

Teaching effective writing in the social sciences includes teaching recognition of sexist language. The development and teaching uses of the Gender-Specific Language Scale (GSLS), an instrument designed to assess recognition of sexist language, are described. Three experiments with predominantly European-American male and female students provide support for the reliability and validity of the GSLS, and suggest that it measures a different construct than an essay questionnaire used in previous studies of sexist language. Implications for teaching are discussed.

Comments

Originally published in Sex Roles, 31, 741-755.

Recommended Citation

McMinn, Mark R.; Williams, Paul E.; and McMinn, Lisa Graham, "Assessing Recognition of Sexist Language: Development and Use of the Gender-Specific Language Scale" (1994). Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program. 322.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gscp_fac/322