Sex Bias in Law School Courses: Some Common Issues.
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Research
- Authors
- Erickson, Nancy S.
- Source
- Journal of Legal Education. Mar-Jun 1988 38(1-2):101-116.
- Subject
- Course Content
Criminal Law
Curriculum Design
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Evaluation
Higher Education
Legal Education (Professions)
Sex Bias
Textbook Content
- Language
- English
A study of sex bias in law school course content found many topics of particular concern to women to be virtually absent from criminal law casebooks, despite growth in legal scholarship and public sensitivity. Casebook authors and law professors are urged to integrate these topics into the curriculum. (MSE)