Jun/090
New Resource – Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute or Chronic Medical Conditions
Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute or Chronic Medical Conditions BOOK
Resource #: ACSB959W
By David R. Beukelman, Ph.D., Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., & Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D.
Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute or Chronic Medical Conditions
The only resource of its kind available, this practical guidebook and CD set gathers in one place everything professionals need to support and improve communication for adults with specific medical conditions.
Bringing together the latest advances, a team of leading researchers and clinicians gives readers:
• Expert guidance on providing effective AAC services for people with a wide range of disorders and illnesses. Readers will get a full chapter of in-depth, up-to-date information on each condition and thorough guidance on meeting the specific communication needs of adults throughout the course of each disorder.
• Assessment and intervention tools. The included CD-ROM has more than 190 pages of supplementary material. Professionals will get basic assessments to help them pinpoint the level of communication support a person needs, and they’ll find a wide variety of interventions.
An indispensable guide for every SLP—and an essential book to share with other health care professionals—this comprehensive resource will help professionals make the best possible decisions about communication supports and improve the quality of life for adults with medical conditions.
Jun/090
New Resource – Autism and the Transition to Adulthood
Autism and the Transition to Adulthood BOOK
Resource #: ATAB934W
Success Beyond the Classroom
By Paul Wehman, Ph.D., Marcia Datlow Smith, Ph.D., & Carol Schall, Ph.D.
Autism and the Transition to Adulthood
Autism diagnoses in young children increased dramatically in the 1990s—and now those children are young adults on the verge of a challenging transition to the real world. Every school and program will be ready to help with this groundbreaking practical guide, straight from the author of the acclaimed bestseller Life Beyond the Classroom and two community-based autism experts.
Professionals who work with young adults will get hard-to-find information on how specific social, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics of people with autism affect the transition to adulthood, exploring potential challenges and traits that can be powerful assets. Then they’ll get a complete guide that walks them through every aspect of transition planning, including planning for employment and postsecondary education:
• Conducting skillful assessment to determine a young person’s individual career goals, job-related strengths, and independent living skills
• Using well-designed instructional supports, routines, and spaces in inclusive classrooms
• Implementing positive behavior support to help young adults with autism succeed in school and at work
• Providing community-based instruction at naturally occurring times, so it’s easier for students to learn and generalize new skills
• Showing students and their families how to make the most of SSA disability benefits
• Assisting students with college preparation, from choosing a college to managing academic and social demands
• Using supported and/or customized employment strategies to help young people establish satisfying careers that play to their strengths
• Helping young people develop critical life skills they’ll use across settings
• Unlocking the benefits of community services and programs, such as vocational rehabilitation programs and Centers for Independent Living
Compelling stories throughout the book illustrate how successful transition planning improved the lives of three diverse teenagers, and the practical forms, checklists, and suggested resources and links help readers put the proven strategies into action. A must for every member of the transition team— including general and special educators, transition specialists, employment specialists, and counselors—this is the ultimate resource for supporting the goals, dreams, and future success of young adults with autism.
Help young people with autism develop critical life skills in key areas:
• Social skills
• Health and safety
• Work habits
• Money management
• Mobility
• Recreation and leisure
• Personal appearance
• and more!
Jun/090
New Resource – Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC BOOK
Resource #: AACB949W
Autism Spectrum Disorders and AAC
For children, adolescents, and adults with autism, AAC can have a tremendous positive impact on communication, social skills, and behavior. Now there’s a comprehensive, up-to-date research volume that shows professionals what today’s most effective AAC methods are—and why they’re a perfect fit with a variety of learning approaches that work for people with autism.
Pat Mirenda—a leading authority on AAC and autism—and Teresa Iacono partner with more than 30 other experts to give readers the most current, in-depth information on a wide range of AAC methods and technologies. Through clear and compelling examinations of the latest research studies, professionals supporting people with autism will discover how these evidence-based AAC interventions can be used to:
• Promote children’s natural speech and language development
• Expand literacy skills
• Modify challenging behavior
• Build young children’s social interaction skills
• Encourage students’ full membership and participation in inclusive classrooms
• Give children socially appropriate ways to express needs and preferences
• Replace unconventional communicative acts with more conventional ones
• Help adolescents and adults develop strong social networks within their community
Readers will also get clarification of the common characteristics of effective AAC interventions and insight into the future research required to make AAC technologies more meaningful and motivating.
Essential for educators, SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other direct service providers, this new addition to the renowned Augmentative and Alternative Communication series will give readers a complete understanding of today’s diverse AAC options—knowledge they’ll use to help people with autism develop the communication and social skills they need to succeed.
Help people with autism benefit from:
• Speech generating devices
• Visual schedules and other types of visual supports
• Peer-mediated interventions
• Manual signing and gestures
• Graphic symbols
• Written supports
• And more!
Jun/090
New Resource – Practically Speaking
Practically Speaking BOOK
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Practically_Speaking_BOOK-pid668.html
Resource #: PRAB939W
Language, Literacy, & Academic Development for Students with AAC Needs
Practically Speaking
When K-12 students use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), what can SLPs and educators do to ensure the best academic and social outcomes? They’ll find out in this accessible guidebook—every professional’s key to helping students develop the language and literacy skills that lead to higher academic achievement and positive peer relationships.
A must-have guide for educators and SLPs who provide communication support, this book answers pressing questions about working with students who use AAC and helps teachers skillfully meet student needs while satisfying the demands of their curriculum. Pre-service and in-service educators and the SLPs who work with them will learn to:
• Collaborate effectively to improve outcomes for students who use AAC
• Determine student needs through effective, ongoing reading, writing, and language assessments
• Develop IEPs based on each child’s language, communication, and literacy goals
• Help students move beyond emergent literacy and develop the skills research identifies as the keys to reading success
• Meet IDEA requirements by adapting the general curriculum so all students participate and achieve
• Support students’ successful use of various AAC technologies, such as communication boards, word prediction software, and speech generating devices
• Supplement classroom instruction with visual and oral scaffolding supports for students with AAC needs
• Promote positive social relationships and friendships between students who use AAC and their peers
To provide students who use AAC with the best support, readers will get clear descriptions of instructional techniques, guidelines for curriculum adaptations, and practical tools and visual aids such as model intervention plans, task analysis forms, and charts of sample accommodations.
Balancing practical strategies with up-to-date research, this book unlocks language and literacy skills for children who use AAC and lays the groundwork for long-term school and social success.
Jun/090
New Resource – Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs
Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs DVD
Resource #: TTCD969W
Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs
This video provides an overview of practical toilet training techniques and core principles for success. Curriculum developed by Dr. Susan Hepburn, Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Denver, JFK Partners is presented as well as vignettes taking viewers through the toilet training process. The video concludes with a parent’s perspective on the techniques presented and words of wisdom for other parents going through the toilet training process.
Chapter 1 – Core Principles
Chapter 2 – Getting Ready
Chapter 3 – Practicing Routines and Building Habits
Chapter 4 – Poopin in the Toilet
Chapter 5 – Getting Rid of Diapers
Chapter 6 – Reflecting on Progress
Jun/090
New Resource – Inclusion Strategies That Work for Adolescent Learners
Inclusion Strategies That Work for Adolescent Learners BOOK
Resource #: ISWB935W
Strategies to achieve winning results in the inclusive secondary classroom!
Inclusion Strategies That Work for Adolescent Learners
Higher performance and more positive experiences are possible for all adolescent learners with some guidance, perseverance, and the right techniques. Toby J. Karten provides teachers with a practical approach for creating a successful inclusive secondary classroom.
Backed by more than three decades of experience and expertise, this accessible guidebook helps teachers focus on teaching and learning for results using a wide variety of strategies, including differentiated instruction, universal design for learning, brain-based learning, RTI, and evidence-based practice. Other areas of focus include classroom management and helping adolescents transition to life after high school.
With helpful forms, activities, graphic organizers, and quotations throughout, this teacher-friendly resource:
• Outlines the theoretical background for creating an inclusive classroom environment at the middle and high school level
• Describes the psychosocial, cognitive, physical, and moral development of adolescents and how they affect teaching practice
• Provides research-based practices to maximize and honor learners’ potentials and strengths
Inclusion Strategies That Work for Adolescent Learners! is the perfect companion for educators striving to help their adolescent students achieve success in the classroom and beyond.
Jun/090
New Resource – Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom
Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom BOOK
Resource #: MNDB928W
Reduce noncompliant behavior in the classroom with these proven strategies!
Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom
By developing an in-depth understanding of noncompliant behavior, K–12 educators can help even the most troubled students learn to function cooperatively and respectfully in the classroom.
Managing Noncompliance and Defiance in the Classroom offers a systematic approach to understanding and addressing the causes of misbehavior and disruptive conduct. Student behavior expert Geoff Colvin provides a clear process for identifying key factors that contribute to this challenging problem and presents a wealth of field-tested, evidence-based intervention strategies.
This comprehensive road map provides readers with:
• Assessment tools for distinguishing between chronic noncompliance and intermittent misconduct
• Strategies for preventing escalation and classroom power struggles
• An easy-to-use chart that matches specific behaviors with proven interventions
• Guidelines for developing individual intervention plans
• Forms, checklists, and tables that can be adapted to specific needs
Remove barriers to academic achievement by developing students who are cooperative and ready to learn.
Jun/090
New Resource – 63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners BOOK
Resource #: STTB933W
Use field-tested teaching methods to reach students with diverse needs and abilities!
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners
This collection of evidence-based instructional strategies enables general and special education teachers, novice or experienced, to address the learning needs of all students in diverse, inclusive classrooms.
The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction for middle and secondary students with or without disabilities.
Readers will find:
• Descriptions of how to teach students with different learning styles and needs
• Specific instructions for using each tactic, with helpful comments from practicing teachers and literature resources
• A wealth of reproducible worksheets
Help for choosing appropriate strategies for specific subject areas, grade ranges, or learning difficulties
• Information to help teachers comply with federal mandates such as NCLB and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, Grades 6–12 allows teachers to match specific needs with an easily accessible set of solutions and enable all learners to achieve success in the classroom.
Jun/090
New Resource – Breakthrough
Breakthrough DVD SET
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Breakthrough_DVD_SET-pid454.html
Resource #: BRED929W
Give educators the keys to a transformative instructional approach that raises and sustains schoolwide achievement!
Breakthrough
This comprehensive multimedia presentation offers staff developers the necessary materials to help administrators create expert instructional systems that can dramatically improve performance for both students and teachers. Facilitators will be able to demonstrate the authors’ powerful Triple P Breakthrough Model: Personalization—student-centered classroom interactions; Precision—monitoring student progress using formative assessments; and Professional Learning—daily, ongoing learning for all educators. Discussion topics include
• Smart application of data-driven instruction to reach all learners
• Contextual learning opportunities related to teachers’ specific situations
• Commitment to excellence in classroom instruction based on a clear moral purpose
• Breakthrough leadership that generates future leaders and communicates across school, district, and state levels
Featuring classroom practices that promote individualized and focused instruction, Breakthrough: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development provides:
• The companion book, Breakthrough, an educator’s guide for transforming daily instruction
• A 42-minute, content-rich DVD—with a navigation menu for easy stop-and-search control of video content—that features discussions with Michael Fullan, Peter Hill, and Carmel Crévola and presents the Triple P Breakthrough Model in action
• A step-by-step facilitator’s guide connecting the book’s core content to the DVD and including segment prompts, workshop outlines, extended workshop activities, key points, and discussion questions
• A CD-ROM that contains the entire facilitator guide including printable outlines, handouts, agendas, an evaluation form, and other materials for easy reproduction
This all-in-one package is indispensable for helping educators reform current instructional systems to advance authentic learner independence and realize long-term performance results for their schools and districts.
Jun/090
New Resource – Educator’s Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Educator’s Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders BOOK
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Educators_Guide_to_Teaching_Students_with_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders_BOOK-pid619.html
Resource #: EGAD928W
Specific, proven strategies for successfully teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorders!
Educator's Guide to Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This guide brings the most recent advancements in evidence-based interventions to both novice and experienced educators who are looking for practical and meaningful strategies for teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Provide step-by-step, field-tested guidelines that connect with Individualized Education Program goals, illustrate how to write a behavior intervention plan, and demonstrate methods for delivering effective interventions, including applied behavior analysis, functional behavior assessment, and positive behavioral supports. This concise handbook features sidebars highlighting major points, vignettes, and summaries, and includes many sample materials, tools, and reproducible forms.
Teachers get the “nuts and bolts” on:
• Identifying and including students with ASD in the general education classroom
• Organizing the classroom environment, creating space, and managing time
• Promoting independence, communication, and socially appropriate behaviors
• Selecting visual strategies, tools, and curriculum resources
This user-friendly resource presents educators with a solid framework for delivering first-rate services to foster confidence and success for every student with ASD.
Jun/090
New Resource – RTI and the Paraeducator’s Role: Effective Teaming
RTI and the Paraeducator’s Role: Effective Teaming BOOK
Resource #: RPRB934W
RTI and the Paraeducator's Role: Effective Teaming
As RTI becomes a reality in more schools, all staff must be able to support this initiative. This book very explicitly provides paraeducators with the tools that will make them a meaningful part of the RTI team, with focus on the roles of collaborator, communicator, instructional supporter and progress monitor!
Excellent for:
• Teacher Aides
• Teaching Assistants
• Instructional Aides
• Monitors
Jun/090
New Resource – Paraeducators: Quality Supervision and Training
Paraeducators: Quality Supervision and Training DVD
Resource #: PQTD919W
Paraeducators: Quality Supervision and Training
From one of the nation’s leading authorities, Dr. Nancy French, University of Colorado at Denver, comes a comprehensive and powerful two-set DVD for the effective supervision and training of paraeducators. In today’s school environments, teacher aides/assistants/monitors play a critical support role in the delivery of quality instruction, the implementation of accommodations/modifications for students with special needs, as well as in the supervision/monitoring of students during less structured times of the day.
In order to most effectively utilize paraeducators, schools need to provide an environment where teachers “coach” and paraeducators “learn” to better understand their roles and responsibilities. This DVD program addresses the supervision and support of paraeducators as they work in:
• Inclusive/co-teaching classrooms
• Response To Intervention (RTI) and data collection roles
• Implementing instructional accommodations modifications
• Student supervision and behavior monitoring
This DVD set is cost-effective for the training of both teachers and paraeducators.
Jun/090
New Resource – RTI Guide: Making it Work, Strategies = Solutions
RTI Guide: Making it Work, Strategies = Solutions BOOK
Resource #: RGMB934W
RTI Guide: Making it Work, Strategies = Solutions
Based upon the premise that problems need to be matched to targeted interventions that remediate deficit skills. This book provides very concrete suggested activities at each of the 3 Tiers for the following areas:
• Auditory Processing
• Visual Processing
• Language
• Reading
• Math
• Spelling
• Behavior
Additionally, it provides simple forms for use in the RTI process, and a wealth of suggested materials for each deficit area. It is a great resource for student-based teams and a wide array of interventionists (teacher, speech/language pathologist, occupational therapist, etc.)
Jun/090
New Resource – A Reason to Live
A Reason to Live DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?A_Reason_to_Live_DVD-pid472.html
Resource #: ARLD919W
A Reason to Live
A powerful documentary about teen and young adult depression and suicide – penetrating, personal stories of despair and hope told by the young people themselves and their families.
Josh, age 20, tried to jump off a bridge over a Dallas tollway. At 17, Haley swallowed 200 pills. And, at 22, Armekia cut herself repeatedly with a razor to relieve the pain.
The honesty and openness of these individuals bring us face to face with a mental illness that can result in the third-leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds.
Jun/090
New Resource – Making Connections: The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Making Connections: The Doctor-Patient Relationship DVD
Resource #: MCDD914W
When a Physician and Patient Learn New Ways to Heal
Making Connections: The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Nothing is more important than to have a physician share their insights. The patient and families can move forward to heal with the doctor’s support and knowledge. Too often, patients leave a physician’s office not knowing what to think or believe. This film helps provide the necessary tools to make life easier.
Jun/090
New Resource – Work Smarts: Using Multiple Intelligences to Make Better Career Choices
Work Smarts: Using Multiple Intelligences to Make Better Career Choices
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Work_Smarts_Using_Multiple_Intelligences_to_Make_Better_Career_Choices-pid101.html
Resource #: WSUM939W
Work Smarts: Using Multiple Intelligences to Make Better Career Choices
Using this assessment, individuals will explore their strengths and preferences by analyzing and reflecting on their “intelligences.” Knowing what their most developed intelligences are will help them to make smarter career choices and can lead to a variety of positive outcomes, including:
• Increased educational growth and opportunity.
• Increased focus in choosing a college major.
• A better understanding of what one has to offer an employer.
• A way to focus potential career options and find a job that matches one’s talents, abilities, and work preferences.
The Work Smarts can be completed in 15 minutes and is ideal for use as an occupational exploration and career development tool in high schools and colleges of all kinds. It can also have value in workforce programs looking for a holistic way to assess an individual’s occupational interests as well as their potential strengths as an employee.
Jun/090
New Resource – RIASEC Inventory: Quickly Match Your Interests to Careers
RIASEC Inventory: Quickly Match Your Interests to Careers
Resource #: RIAS929W
RIASEC Inventory: Quickly Match Your Interests to Careers
The RIASEC Inventory gives individuals a fast and informative way to explore occupations based on their interests. Using the RIASEC system developed by John Holland–the most widely used occupational interest coding system available–this inventory allows users to identify their job interests by responding to 72 work activity statements.
Users are then guided through the process of matching those interests to potential careers and are given suggestions for further research.
As one of the quickest and easiest assessments, the RIASEC Inventory is perfect for job seekers who have little time to spend on testing and career exploration. Furthermore, it’s highly compatible with a wide variety of occupational resources. Job titles featured in this inventory are drawn directly from the most current version of the O*NET.
Jun/090
New Resource – Dress and Groom for the Workplace
Dress and Groom for the Workplace DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Dress_and_Groom_for_the_Workplace_DVD-pid528.html
Resource #: DGRD914W
- Dress and Groom for the Workplace
This enlightening video presents the fundamental principles of dressing for success on the job interview and in the workplace. Male and female viewers learn do’s and don’ts for dressing and grooming in the job search and in the workplace. Viewers are shown visual examples of these concepts to reinforce what works and wasn’t doesn’t in formal offices, as well as in “blue-collar” work environments. The video also provides tips for creative shopping methods to help viewers find the appropriate clothes on any budget.
Dress and Groom for the Workplace helps people develop a style that best presents their personality. It shows how to take care of a wardrobe and use accessories to enhance an outfit. This DVD also points out what clothing to avoid that can become on-the-job safety hazards.
Jun/090
New Resource – Learning in Motion: 101+ Sensory Activities for the Classroom
Learning in Motion: 101+ Sensory Activities for the Classroom BOOK
Resource #: LMOB939W
Learning in Motion: 101+ Sensory Activities for the Classroom
Age-appropriate activities for every week of the school year! Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and primary classes, each activity has been developed to attract and keep children’s interest by using a multi-sensory approach, in order to improve children’s learning and behavior.
Each classroom-ready activity includes:
• Activity goals
• Time required
• Educational objectives
• Materials list
• Step-by-step procedures
• Adaptations for children with special needs
• Multi-level instruction to match different abilities
Activities are organized by month (the book begins with September activities and ends with August activities), so educators can quickly choose activities that correspond with seasons, holidays, and educational goals throughout the year. Each activity also includes a “Letter to Parents” that may be copied and sent home with the children. These specially tailored letters provide a brief description of the activity, explain the educational purpose behind it, and suggest related home activities to help the children grow.
Jun/090
New Resource – With and Without You: A Father’s Suicide, A Family’s Journey
With and Without You: A Father’s Suicide, A Family’s Journey DVD
Resource #: WWYD919W
With and Without You: A Father's Suicide, A Family's Journey
In 2003, the Beaudry family left their comfortable middle-class home to backpack across the world. A year after their adventure, Samuel Beaudry took another journey—one that left his wife, Maryse Chartrand, with shocking questions. How could a life-loving person take his own life? When mourning exhausts itself, what comes next? Can a family survive suicide?
This documentary, originally planned as a record of the global trek, is Maryse’s quest to understand her husband’s decision and grow past it. Exploring issues of masculinity, male depression, and family dynamics, the film depicts the tragically belated discovery of one man’s hidden anguish—and one woman’s hard-won emotional healing.
Jun/090
New Resource – Taking on Tourette: Families Reveal Their Personal Struggle
Taking on Tourette: Families Reveal Their Personal Struggle DVD
Resource #: TTFD916W
Taking on Tourette: Families Reveal Their Personal Struggle
Secluded in upstate New York, a facility known as Camp Tic-a-Palooza welcomes young people with Tourette Syndrome. This ABC News program profiles several camp attendees, focusing on the challenges, triumphs, and emotional impact of living with Tourette Syndrome.
Ten-year-old Sid’s symptoms include frequently sticking out his middle finger. Amanda displays a menagerie of vocal tics, often hissing, barking, or roaring at others. More troubling are 13-year-old Isabella’s self-injurious tics, which obscure her sweet spirit and creativity.
With perspective from family members and video diaries, the program also includes commentary from Dr. Jonathan Mink, Co-Chair of the TSA Scientific Advisory Board, and Dr. Jerome Bubrick, Clinical Instructor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine.
Jun/090
New Resource – Girlfriend’s Guide to Breast Cancer: One Year Later
Girlfriend’s Guide to Breast Cancer: One Year Later DVD
Resource #: GGOD914W
Girlfriend's Guide to Breast Cancer: One Year Later
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, six women from ABC News sat down and talked about taking on their formidable enemy. This program features all six women one year later, discussing what transpired over the past twelve months and how they feel about the future. While most are in remission, two patients are still grappling with disease on a daily basis, and both take this communal opportunity to reveal the concerns, frustrations, and hopes at the core of their experiences. Among all six, a wide range of topics are explored: hair loss, premature menopause, the seemingly endless parade of medical appointments, and the life-affirming arrival of grandchildren.
Jun/090
New Resource – Girlfriend’s Guide to Breast Cancer: Finding Strength
Girlfriend’s Guide to Breast Cancer: Finding Strength DVD
Resource #: GGFD914W
Girlfriend's Guide to Breast Cancer: Finding Strength
Fighting cancer requires allies—and friends who are going through the same battle can be powerful supporters indeed. This program presents six women from the ABC News team as they open up about their breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. From seemingly small details—such as how to correctly position a wig or find the right bra—to the monumental tasks of informing family members and selecting the appropriate doctor, each woman speaks candidly and movingly about what it is like to be engaged in the battle of her life. The need for optimism, self-love, and a well-developed sense of humor forms a common thematic thread throughout this eye-opening discussion.
Jun/090
New Resource – Racial Stereotypes in the Media
Racial Stereotypes in the Media DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Racial_Stereotypes_in_the_Media_DVD-pid468.html
Resource #: RSMD914W
Racial Stereotypes in the Media
Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century, most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a ratings-driven news market, media-enhanced isolationism as a result of narrowcasting, and other sources. This program examines the relationship between mass media and social constructions of race from political and economic perspectives while looking at the effects media can have on audiences.
Jun/090
New Resource – Sexual Stereotypes in the Media
Sexual Stereotypes in the Media DVD
http://www.disabilitytraining.com/product-info.php?Sexual_Stereotypes_in_the_Media_DVD-pid526.html
Resource #: SXSD914W
Sexual Stereotypes in the Media
Categorizing others is a part of human nature, and even as infants we divide the world into two groups—male and female—to help organize our reality. But when these stereotypes are used to make assumptions about a person’s character and value, they become gender bias or outright sexism.
This program illustrates some of the commercial, cultural, psychological, and sociological forces that have shaped sexual stereotypes in the media, such as demographic segmentation and the selling of gender, the myths of alluring femininity and rugged masculinity, Jungian personality archetypes, consensus reality, stereotype threat, the hegemonic forces of agenda-setting and mainstreaming, body image dysfunctions, and the theory of the male gaze.
