A Comparative content analysis of gender portrayals in children’s picture story books: in the case of native and translated books written for children aged 3-6

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Peker, Ayşenur

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Picture story books for preschool children play an important part in gender role socialization process. Previous studies on picture storybooks for children mainly noted gender-stereotyping still exists but visibility of female characters is gradually increasing. The aim of this thesis is to provide a current analysis of gender portrayals in children’s picture storybooks and to compare the differences of gender portrayals in picture storybooks for children written in Turkish language and translated to Turkish language. This study focuses on picture storybooks which have been published in last ten years and written for preschool children aged 3-6. In the study, sixty books were selected randomly from the collection of Adnan Ötüken Library. Half of the selected books are translated, half of them were native books. The books were examined by taking into account whether there is a stereotypical representation of ratio of female and male characters, parental activities, other activities, working status of characters, v toys, accessories, women’s clothing, gender of main character, places in which the main character mostly portrayed, and physical appearances of characters. It was identified that there also differences and similarities between native and translated books in terms of gender portrayals and although gender roles are still present traditionally in the examined books, these roles are reflected partially with an egalitarian manner purified from traditional approach and stereotyped judgments. It can be concluded that author, illustrators and publishers should be aware of the possible negative results of gender inequality in children’s books and the way it may negatively influence the gender socialization process of the learners.

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Picture books., Gender identity., Children's stories., Children's literature., Early childhood education.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/27936

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A. Peker, “A Comparative content analysis of gender portrayals in children’s picture story books: in the case of native and translated books written for children aged 3-6,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2019.