Sex-Role Stereotyping in Preschool Children's Picture Books
1981; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 44; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3033906
ISSN1939-8999
AutoresRichard H. Kolbe, Joseph C. la Voie,
Tópico(s)Gender Roles and Identity Studies
ResumoChanges in female sex-role stereotyping since the Weitzman et al. (1972) review of the Caldecott children's book selections are assessed in this study. The 19 Caldecott medal and honor book selections from 1972 to 1979 are examined for the presence of sexism in terms of ratio offemale to male pictures and ch'aracters in the book, sex of the main character, inclusion of females in the book, and sex-role portrayal and characterization. The analyses show that while the ratio of female pictures and characters had improved considerably since 1972, role portrayal and characterization had not changed. These results are discussed in terms of the impact of symbolic modeling and the resistance of cultural values to the introduction of egalitarian sex roles.
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