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Mckenzie Ward
Diversity in Contemporary Picturebooks: A Content Analysis
Melanie D. Koss
Using content analysis and lenses of critical race, gender schema, and critical disability theories, this study examines the representation of diversity in contemporary picturebooks.
IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN SEEING THEMSELVES IN BOOKS
"Multicultural literature helps children identify with not only their own culture but also the cultures of others, thus promoting discussions of diversity"
"Children’s books are powerful learning tools for helping young children understand discrimination"
"Children also need to see diverse authors and illustrators creating the picturebooks they interact with in order to see career possibilities"
METHOD
A database of 455 picturebooks published in 2012 by U.S. trade book publishers was compiled by searching publishers’ catalogs and websites. The books included were (a) published by major trade publishers, thus excluding self-published books; (b) in hard copy, thus excluding e-books; (c) released in the United States as first printings, (d) illustrated by U.S. citizens or residents; and (e) original works that did not have marketing tie-ins.
GENDER SCHEMA THEORY (GST)
CRITICAL RACE THEORY (CRT)
CRITICAL DISABILITY THEORY (CDT)
The focal point of analysis must be on gender roles and whether or not they perpetuate stereotypes, as gender bias depicted in children’s books can contribute to children’s socialization and self-identity.
The use of CRT in content analyses of literature examines character depictions and language in presenting characters of different races in order to point out assumptive portrayals.
Studies of literature using CDT examine portrayals of characters with disabilities, their inclusion in social situations.
RESULTS
Ethnicity
Gender
Disability
Results of this study show that children who interact with current picturebooks predominantly see White faces and receive the message that…to be White is to be better. Finding books depicting non-White characters, particularly books depicting culturally speciic elements, is rare.
THANKS!
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Presenting My
ARTICLE PRESENTATION
Mckenzie Ward
Diversity in Contemporary Picturebooks: A Content Analysis
Melanie D. Koss
Using content analysis and lenses of critical race, gender schema, and critical disability theories, this study examines the representation of diversity in contemporary picturebooks.
IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN SEEING THEMSELVES IN BOOKS
"Multicultural literature helps children identify with not only their own culture but also the cultures of others, thus promoting discussions of diversity"
"Children’s books are powerful learning tools for helping young children understand discrimination"
"Children also need to see diverse authors and illustrators creating the picturebooks they interact with in order to see career possibilities"
METHOD
A database of 455 picturebooks published in 2012 by U.S. trade book publishers was compiled by searching publishers’ catalogs and websites. The books included were (a) published by major trade publishers, thus excluding self-published books; (b) in hard copy, thus excluding e-books; (c) released in the United States as first printings, (d) illustrated by U.S. citizens or residents; and (e) original works that did not have marketing tie-ins.
GENDER SCHEMA THEORY (GST)
CRITICAL RACE THEORY (CRT)
CRITICAL DISABILITY THEORY (CDT)
The focal point of analysis must be on gender roles and whether or not they perpetuate stereotypes, as gender bias depicted in children’s books can contribute to children’s socialization and self-identity.
The use of CRT in content analyses of literature examines character depictions and language in presenting characters of different races in order to point out assumptive portrayals.
Studies of literature using CDT examine portrayals of characters with disabilities, their inclusion in social situations.
RESULTS
Ethnicity
Gender
Disability
Results of this study show that children who interact with current picturebooks predominantly see White faces and receive the message that…to be White is to be better. Finding books depicting non-White characters, particularly books depicting culturally speciic elements, is rare.
THANKS!