Fiction reading in America: Explaining the gender gap

Tepper, Steven J.

doi:10.1016/s0304-422x(00)00003-6

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“…More women (59%) responded to the survey than men (41%). This is consistent with past observations that women tend to read more than men (Tepper, 2000;Zickhur & Rainie, 2014a).…”

Section: Survey Methods and Overview Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 93%

Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today's readers?

Bold

Wagstaff

2017

Library & Information Science Research

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For centuries, readers have added marginal commentary to books for a variety of personal and public purposes. Historians have mined the marginalia of important historical figures to observe their sometimes raw, immediate responses to texts. Now, reading and annotation practices are changing with the migration of content to electronic books. A survey of reader attitudes and behavior related to marginalia for print and electronic books reveals that the majority of readers write in their books and want e-readers to support this feature. However, many readers report that annotating electronic books is too difficult, time-consuming, or awkward with current technology. In addition, the way readers annotate books depends on whether they are reading for pleasure or for work or education. These findings can guide the development of future devices to better satisfy reader needs.

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“…More women (59%) responded to the survey than men (41%). This is consistent with past observations that women tend to read more than men (Tepper, 2000;Zickhur & Rainie, 2014a).…”

Section: Survey Methods and Overview Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 93%

Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today's readers?

Bold

Wagstaff

2017

Library & Information Science Research

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“…These findings generally correspond to previous research in the field (Kraaykamp & Kijkstra, 1999;Tepper, 2000).…”

Section: The Rating Of Genre Fiction Readers On a Construct Continuumsupporting

confidence: 92%

Genre fiction readers: a quantitative exploration of provided construct ratings

Birdi

2014

Journal of Documentation

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Structured AbstractPurpose -The repertory grid technique was adapted to investigate fiction readers' attitudes and beliefs, with a specific focus on minority ethnic fiction. Design/methodology/approach -The study required participants (n=36) to rate on a 7-point Likert scale a series of 16 provided constructs, using 10 main elements, namely the reader of ten fiction genres. Statistical tests investigated participant agreement across construct ratings, where on average fiction readers are rated on a construct continuum, and the extent to which public library work experience affected participants' perceptions. Findings -Findings were revealed regarding the perceived characteristics of the readers of ten fiction genres, including minority ethnic fiction. The readers of Asian and Black British fiction were similarly rated, but certain exceptions were also noted which had not been reported in previous research. Although intraclass correlations indicated that ratings were consistent for the more established fiction genres, there was little agreement regarding minority fiction. Research limitations/implications -The research was potentially limited by the ethnic homogeneity of the sample population and the gender imbalance of same, and (in some cases) a lack of knowledge of minority fiction genres. It was felt that the repertory grid was an effective technique via which to build a rich profile of the fiction reader. Practical implications -This research could inform the development of fiction collections, and its detailed examination of fiction reader profiles could be adapted in three specific ways, as described in the paper. Originality/value -Little previous research has been conducted to differentiate between readers of different fiction genres, and less still for those of minority ethnic fiction genres.

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“…Tepper (2000) found that women were more likely than men to have read fiction in the past year. Summers (2013), too, found that over half of the females in her study preferred fiction.…”

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Female Emirati University Students’ Book Reading Choices: An Investigation

Kamhieh

2017

IJL

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The inescapable link between college students' reading habits and their academic success suggests the importance to educators of investigating their students' reading interests and preferences. The study reported here was an open investigation into the book reading choices of first-year female Emirati university students to see what genres, authors, main protagonists and book settings they preferred. Book titles were mined from data which was gathered during a larger in-depth research on students' reading habits over a period of two years, through interviews, journal entries, surveys, emails and conversations. Results showed that, while students had a preference for fiction, they also had a comparatively high interest in nonfiction, particularly self-help books. Gender did not appear to be a major factor in their preferences although male authors were popular. Geography, including author and protagonist nationality and book setting, appeared to be more important, with students showing a preference for American and British authors, protagonists and settings. With students' overall choice of Arab authors and titles at little more than one tenth of their total choices, availability of interesting books would appear to be of paramount importance. There are implications for the Arabic book publishing industry, in general, and the Emirati book publishing industry, in particular. Findings will be of interest also to educators, librarians and others who wish to promote leisure reading among college students in the Arab world and augment the limited literature on Arab students' reading choices.

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Fiction reading in America: Explaining the gender gap

Cited by 68 publications

References 16 publications

Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today's readers?

Marginalia in the digital age: Are digital reading devices meeting the needs of today's readers?

Genre fiction readers: a quantitative exploration of provided construct ratings

Female Emirati University Students’ Book Reading Choices: An Investigation

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