Playing Princess: Preschool Girls’ Interpretations of Gender Stereotypes in Disney Princess Media

Golden, Julia C.; Jacoby, Jennifer Wallace

doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0773-8

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“…A more recent study conducted by Golden and Jacoby (2017) specifically investigated children's interpretations of Disney princess gender role stereotypes by analyzing the pretend play and discussions of 3-to 5-year-old girls. Four themes were identified: Beauty, a focus on clothing and accessories, princess body movements, and exclusion of boys.…”

Section: The Influence Of Disney On Gender Developmentmentioning

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From the Sleeping Princess to the World-Saving Daughter of the Chief: Examining Young Children’s Perceptions of ‘Old’ versus ‘New’ Disney Princess Characters

2018

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Both popular and academic discourse has noted progressive change in the gender role portrayals of much-loved Disney princess characters. However, at present, little is known about children’s recognition of such changes, or of their interpretation of princesses’ gendered behavior. This study therefore asked 131 8–9-year-old UK children to attribute various feminine and masculine characteristics to ‘princesses’ both before and after watching an ‘old’ (Sleeping Beauty) versus ‘new’ (Moana) Disney princess movie. Post-movie they were also asked to attribute these characteristics to the princess characters (Aurora and Moana respectively) and were assessed on their labelling of thirteen popular female characters as ‘princesses’. Results showed that whilst children recognized the largely feminine versus androgynous gendered profiles of Aurora versus Moana respectively, viewing a ‘newer’ Disney movie did not change their perception of ‘princesses’ more broadly. Moreover, a large proportion of children did not identify Moana as a princess at all. Results therefore simultaneously complicate and enhance the current discussion regarding the influence of gender role models, particularly those within the Disney franchise, on the development of gender knowledge and identity in young children.

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Section: The Influence Of Disney On Gender Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

From the Sleeping Princess to the World-Saving Daughter of the Chief: Examining Young Children’s Perceptions of ‘Old’ versus ‘New’ Disney Princess Characters

2018

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“…A large-scale content analysis of characters in a video game revealed a systematic over-representation of males, whites, and adults and a systematic under-representation of females, Hispanics, Native Americans, children, and the elderly (Williams et al, 2009). Additionally, despite the advent of more progressive Disney heroines in recent years, the male character and voice still dominate in popular children's movies (Golden & Jacoby, 2018). Thus, from a media educational viewpoint, it is highly important to help children become aware that certain representations of people are more prevalent than others in media texts.…”

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Misunderstanding child-centeredness: The case of “child 2.0” and media education

Mertala¹

2019

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This qualitative study demonstrates the kinds of pedagogical pitfalls that are included in simplistic understandings of child-centeredness in the context of media education, an emerging field of early childhood teacher education with only a little empirical research done so far. Course diaries from 15 preservice teachers were analyzed to find answers to the question: How do preservice teachers approach child-centered education in the context of media education? The main findings can be summarized as follows. First, preservice teachers approached child-centeredness as an all-encompassing principle that guides early childhood education. Second, media education-related issues—beliefs about children and media, ambiguity of media literacy, and insecurity about oneself as a media educator—appear to bolster views of children as self-driven learners, and teachers as mere facilitators who do not have an active role in children’s learning processes

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“…Zaś ostatni z nich wiąże się z wykluczeniem chłopców ze świata księżniczek. Co doprowadza do wyraźnego podziału płciowego już wśród najmłodszych dzieci (Golden, Jacoby 2017).…”

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“…Standardy piękna pokazywane w mediach powodują konsekwencje w myśleniu dziewczynek oraz kształtowanie konkretnych postaw wobec jedzenia. Dzieje się tak, ponieważ jest prezentowany wąski ideał kobiecego piękna, za którym młode odbiorczynie zaczynają podążać (Golden, Jacoby 2017).…”

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Kreowanie poczucia kobiecości poprzez filmy animowane Walta Disneya

Witek

2019

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W artykule prezentuję postacie księżniczek Disneya, czyli bohaterek serii filmów animowanych opartych na klasycznych baśniach. Przybliżam ich historię oraz rolę, jaką odgrywają współcześnie w popkulturze. Poruszam również zagadnienia dotyczące kreowania poczucia kobiecości oraz jej wzorcowych cech. Zwracam uwagę na obecność stereotypów w filmach animowanych, przede wszystkim związanych z kształtowaniem płci. Media za pomocą filmów animowanych kształtują dziecięce postawy i normy społeczne, które przenikają do życia codziennego i funkcjonują jako trwałe schematy zachowań. Księżniczka Disneya to dla małych odbiorczyń nie tylko animowana postać z filmu, ale również „przyjaciółka”, która jest wzorem do naśladowania, ikoną kulturową dzieciństwa oraz symbolem idealnej dziewczynki, która w przyszłości ma się stać idealną kobietą.

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Playing Princess: Preschool Girls’ Interpretations of Gender Stereotypes in Disney Princess Media

Cited by 71 publications

References 22 publications

From the Sleeping Princess to the World-Saving Daughter of the Chief: Examining Young Children’s Perceptions of ‘Old’ versus ‘New’ Disney Princess Characters

From the Sleeping Princess to the World-Saving Daughter of the Chief: Examining Young Children’s Perceptions of ‘Old’ versus ‘New’ Disney Princess Characters

Misunderstanding child-centeredness: The case of “child 2.0” and media education

Kreowanie poczucia kobiecości poprzez filmy animowane Walta Disneya

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