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Keywords
Beauty, Personal, in literature; Children's literature; Human body in literature; Women in literature; Academic theses;
Abstract
This exploratory study centers on a small number of children's books to examine how female characters are portrayed, and to consider the question, "Do gendered images of female characters exist visually in children's literature? I selected 5 books from the time periods of 1980 to 1989 and from 2000 to 2005. These books were written by U.S. authors and are directed at children aged 5-8 years. Findings are tentative, based upon the limited number of books included in the study, but patterns indicate that children's literature portrays gender somewhat stereotypically. I include body structure, dress, beauty and decoration, and movement of female characters in the study, and note that gendered patterns are present.
Year of Submission
2006
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
First Advisor
Marybeth Stalp
Second Advisor
Martha Reineke
Third Advisor
Kimberly Knesting
Date Original
2006
Object Description
1 PDF file (63 leaves)
Copyright
©2006 Meera Basnet
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Basnet, Meera, "Gender Socialization through Children’s Literature: Body and Beauty Image" (2006). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2022.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2022
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