Screening Gender on Children's Television
Screening Gender on Children's Television

Author: Dafna Lemish

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-04-05

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1136997334

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This book offers readers insights into the transformations taking place in the presentation of gender portrayals in television productions aimed at younger audiences.

Positive Images
Positive Images

Author: Jerome Johnston

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1982-06

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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This is a history and an evaluation of a brave attempt to use children's television as a means of breaking down sexual and racial stereotypes. The authors, the official historian and the outside evaluator for the project, describe its evolution and the creative difficulties of reconciling the programme's twin purposes of entertainment and instruction. Did it work? Although the show had strong audience appeal, it did not run long enough, but did succeed in altering sex sterotypes when used in classroom discussion. What do these findings mean? (Education) The authors provide an in depth analysis of the award winning educational television -- 'Freestyle' -- designed to break down traditional stereotyping patterns in children.

Development of Achievement Motivation
Development of Achievement Motivation

Author: Allan Wigfield

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2002-02

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0127500537

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This book discusses research and theory on how motivation changes as children progress through school, gender differences in motivation, and motivational differences as an aspect of ethnicity. Motivation is discussed within the context of school achievement as well as athletic and musical performance. Key Features * Coverage of the major theories and constructs in the motivation field * Focus on developmental issues across the elementary and secondary school period * Discussion of instructional and theoretical issues regarding motivation * Consideration of gender and ethnic differences in motivation

International Advertising and Communication
International Advertising and Communication

Author: Sandra Diehl

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-09-19

Total Pages: 477

ISBN-13: 3835057022

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The book presents a wide selection of studies and works in the area of international communication including seven main areas: Advertising and Communication Effects; Advertising and Information Processing; Communication and Branding; Emotional, Social and Individual Aspects of Communication; Communication and New Media; International Advertising and, finally, Perspectives on the Future of International Advertising

Sexy Girls, Heroes and Funny Losers
Sexy Girls, Heroes and Funny Losers

Author: Maya Götz

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Sexy Girls, Heroes and Funny Losers: Gender Representations in Children's TV around the World presents the most comprehensive study to date of gender images on children's television. Conducted in 24 countries around the world, the study employed different methodologies and analyses. The findings illustrate how stereotypes of femininity and masculinity are constructed and promoted to children. It presents findings that may well require even the most cynical observer to admit that, despite some great strides, children's television worldwide is still a very conservative force that needs to be reimagined and transformed!

Gender Representation in Children's Television
Gender Representation in Children's Television

Author: Karen Duda

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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"This thesis addresses the issue of gender representation and gender roles in children's television. The term 'gender representation, ' in this context, refers to the number of female characters compared to the number of male characters present in children's television programming. 'Gender roles' refers to the activities female and male characters are performing on these shows and whether or not they fit within stereotypical female and male roles in Western culture. ... Female characters are portrayed as less important than their male counterparts. While there has been some change in the range of roles female characters span in recent years, females are still quite rarely portrayed in traditionally masculine professions in children's television programming."--Author's abstract.

Informational Environments
Informational Environments

Author: Jürgen Buder

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 331964274X

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This book provides a multidisciplinary view into how individuals and groups interact with the information environments that surround them. The book discusses how informational environments shape our daily lives, and how digital technologies can improve the ways in which people make use of informational environments. It presents the research and outcomes of a seven-year multidisciplinary research initiative, the Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Tübingen Informational Environments, jointly conducted by the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) and the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Book chapters from leading international experts in psychology, education, computer science, sociology, and medicine provide a multi-layered and multidisciplinary view on how the interplay between individuals and their informational environments unfolds. Featured topics include: Managing obesity prevention using digital media. Using digital media to assess and promote school teacher competence. Informational environments and their effect on college student dropout. Web-Platforms for game-based learning of orthography and numeracy. How to design adaptive information environments to support self-regulated learning with multimedia. Informational Environments will be of interest to advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students, researchers and practitioners in various fields of educational psychology, social psychology, education, computer science, communication science, sociology, and medicine.

Tough Turtles and Pretty Princesses: A Content Analysis of Gender Representations in Popular Children's Media
Tough Turtles and Pretty Princesses: A Content Analysis of Gender Representations in Popular Children's Media

Author: Shannon Case

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13:

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The characters in children's television model behaviors and characteristics that have the potential to perpetuate or counter traditional gender stereotypes. This study utilizes a content analysis of the highest rated children's television programs in 2014, including the top programs for both preschoolers (ages 2-5) and school-age children (ages 6-11). The analyses found that male characters, comprising 60.2% of all characters, continue to dominate popular children's television. Results suggest that a larger number of stereotypical female gender roles continue to be perpetuated through these programs than male gender roles, particularly in shows popular among school-age children. The research examines the differences in gender representation by target age of audience, animated and live action programs, networks (Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, PBS), and gender skew of audience. The implications of the findings on the socialization of children and ideas for future research are discussed.