A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

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Creator	Marie, Michelle
Abstract	Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the few female characters, and male characters' reckless disregard for others. These results are discussed in the context of educating adults to be aware of bias in the evaluation and selection of children's literature.
License	All rights reserved
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Available	2007-10-22T19:59:24+00:00
Date Issued	2007-09-18
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.)
Degree Field	Women Studies Philosophy
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2008
Advisor	Shaw, Susan M.
Committee Member	Roberts, Lani Carson, Mina Nishihara, Janet
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Graduate School
Subject	Sexism in literature Picture books for children -- United States -- History and criticism Racism in literature Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature Best sellers -- United States
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
File Format	application/pdf
File Extent	192380 bytes
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/6717

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