| Description |
ix, 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Maya Götz and Dafna Lemish -- Gender representations in children's television worldwide : a comparative study of 24 countries / Maya Götz and Dafna Lemish -- "Wasp waists and v-shape torso : measuring the body of the "global" girl and boy in animated children's programs / Maya Götz and Margit Herche -- Seductive little girls on children's TV : sexualization and gender relations / Jeanne Prinsloo -- "Make her skinnier, maker her curvier" : sexualised girlhood in Japanese cartoons / Damien Spry -- Heroes, planners and funny losers : masculinities represented in male characters in children's TV / Maya Götz, Bunter Neubauer and Reinhard Winter -- How diverse are superheroines? : ethnically diverse girl characters in globalized children's TV / Elke Schlote -- "Without a family" : representations of families in children's TV around the world / Dafna Lemish -- Consumerism and gender in children's television / Kara Chan -- "What really annoys me about the way girls and boys are portrayed in children's television" : children from 21 countries write illustrated letters to TV producers / Maya Götz and Margit Herche. |
| Summary |
"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!" -- From the publisher. |
| Subject |
Television and children.
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Television and children. |
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Children's television programs -- Social aspects.
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Children's television programs -- Social aspects. |
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Children's television programs. |
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Gender identity on television.
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Gender identity on television. |
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Sex role on television.
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Sex role on television. |
| Added Author |
Götz, Maya.
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Lemish, Dafna, 1951-
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| ISBN |
363163319X |
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9783631633199 |
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