For our cultural research project we chose to study the so-called “typical” stereotypes between males and females in young children's books. The books we picked to study were: Franklin’s School Play, Franklin and the Tooth Fairy, Clifford the Firehouse Dog, Arthur Babysits, Arthur’s Family Vacation, Arthur Meets the President, Arthur’s New Puppy, Arthur’s Pet Business, Arthur’s Tooth, Arthur’s Valentine, Arthur Writes a Story, Paul Bunyan, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Story of Johnny Appleseed, The Night Before Christmas, Jack and the Beanstalk, I Stink, Go Away Big Green Monster, and Dinosaur Day. Based on the 19 books we analyzed our hypothesis goes as follows; the majority of young children’s books are aimed more toward the male
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Stereotypes today have changed over the years, but they still under line most of the same concepts. One fact that we considered when thinking about stereotypes in children’s books was from the research of Mykol C. Hamilton, in his research he found that “There were nearly twice as many male as female title and main characters” (Hamilton, Mykol; 1). Some of the common stereotypes we noted are simple ideas like girls wear pink, girls are nurses not doctors, or girls are not as strong as men. According to Frank Taylor’s research, “when trying to emulate cultural standards of beauty, women may use cosmetics, certain styles of dress, and even certain colors in order to alter their appearance. The same may be said for men” (Taylor, Frank 301). As for the male stereotype, people tend to view males as doctors or in professions that are considered “dirty work”, men are more athletic, and they don’t do the housework. “Boys were portrayed as active and outdoors-oriented, while girls stayed indoors and behaved more passively; also men were leaders and women followers” (Taylor, Frank 301-302). After we determined our views and our research for what society considers male and female stereotypes, a good visual component that shows stereotypes now a days are through children's …show more content…
In the book Arthur Babysits, the twin boys are playing cowboys and cops, making a mess with playing cards, and get told a night time story about monsters. This shows that boys are messy, like to play the hero, and be the adventurer. Although, why is it that not one female character in these books has the same aspirations. For example, with the two boys playing cowboys and cops it suggest that only males belong in these roles, but there are plenty of women who are enrolled as officers, ranchers, police chiefs, and rangalers today who are proud of their work and cannot see themselves in any other roles. In the book Paul Bunyan, he was known for being strong, was always outdoors, and he grew a fine beard at the age of seventeen. The Story of Johnny Appleseed, he was portrayed as being brave, was always in the wilderness, and he was the one traveling all over to plant apple seeds. In Dinosaur Day, the main character is a boy that goes out into the city to explore and look for dinosaurs, because boys are naturally adventures and ‘boys will be boys’; yet how is a child alone in the middle of a populated city anyway safe! Now if the main character was a girl how would the story change? In today’s society, the male stereotypes are the ones you see that haven't really changed a lot because, people still
Stereotypes today have changed over the years, but they still under line most of the same concepts. One fact that we considered when thinking about stereotypes in children’s books was from the research of Mykol C. Hamilton, in his research he found that “There were nearly twice as many male as female title and main characters” (Hamilton, Mykol; 1). Some of the common stereotypes we noted are simple ideas like girls wear pink, girls are nurses not doctors, or girls are not as strong as men. According to Frank Taylor’s research, “when trying to emulate cultural standards of beauty, women may use cosmetics, certain styles of dress, and even certain colors in order to alter their appearance. The same may be said for men” (Taylor, Frank 301). As for the male stereotype, people tend to view males as doctors or in professions that are considered “dirty work”, men are more athletic, and they don’t do the housework. “Boys were portrayed as active and outdoors-oriented, while girls stayed indoors and behaved more passively; also men were leaders and women followers” (Taylor, Frank 301-302). After we determined our views and our research for what society considers male and female stereotypes, a good visual component that shows stereotypes now a days are through children's …show more content…
In the book Arthur Babysits, the twin boys are playing cowboys and cops, making a mess with playing cards, and get told a night time story about monsters. This shows that boys are messy, like to play the hero, and be the adventurer. Although, why is it that not one female character in these books has the same aspirations. For example, with the two boys playing cowboys and cops it suggest that only males belong in these roles, but there are plenty of women who are enrolled as officers, ranchers, police chiefs, and rangalers today who are proud of their work and cannot see themselves in any other roles. In the book Paul Bunyan, he was known for being strong, was always outdoors, and he grew a fine beard at the age of seventeen. The Story of Johnny Appleseed, he was portrayed as being brave, was always in the wilderness, and he was the one traveling all over to plant apple seeds. In Dinosaur Day, the main character is a boy that goes out into the city to explore and look for dinosaurs, because boys are naturally adventures and ‘boys will be boys’; yet how is a child alone in the middle of a populated city anyway safe! Now if the main character was a girl how would the story change? In today’s society, the male stereotypes are the ones you see that haven't really changed a lot because, people still