Gender Stereotypes in Literature

There are no doubt that there are things for children and girls among children's reading books. As with all forms of entertainment, from toys to movies, children's books are scattered with hints to decide whether it is for men or for women. For example, the Nancy Drew series of Carolyn Keene calls for a female audience but while very similar but heterosexual Hardy Boys strangely pass the boy's hand, other important elements are books most It is an important element. The right person

The stereotype of gender in child literature is a big problem, but similar lack of racial diversity requires similar attention. After a thorough investigation in the US, it has been discovered for many years that BAME writers have hardly published books, and the UK faces a similar trend despite having no statistical survey to support it It is. As a result, the British Arts Council recently announced that they will fund two studies on the diversity of children's literature, as this type is suspected to contain a serious lack of ethnic expression Did. ACE's literary director Sarah Crown further advanced and told the guardian, "People from all walks of life are out of quality books for children and young people"

Until recently, it was observed that children's literature is clearly short and that they do not support gender fixed ideas. Thorne said, "In the history of children's literature in America, men and Tomboy's shares are rarely compared in the same way, they confirmed the right to pursue" women ", and dominated masculinity I questioned the concept. " It is worth noting that the unique example of early books certainly raises questions about the stereotypes of men and women in Williams Dole in the 1970s. The boy appealed to his parents for his frustration. William 's brothers were called wimps by his brother, and his father gave him basketball and train instead of the toy he really wanted. Finally, his grandmother bought him a doll at last and insisted, "It will help him practice as a father."

The implicit premise of stereotype of gender is that female candidates are advantageous to local elections. Two factors motivate this assumption. Firstly, some regional issues, such as providing social services, are consistent with the benefits of female politicians' stereotypes. Secondly, with the improvement of the office level, the masculinity of the office is also increasing. However, research on regional policy development suggests that work related to local political offices such as economic competition with other cities requires masculinity rather than feminization. In order to clarify the role of gender stereotype in local elections, I combine research on local policy development and gender stereotype. Through two national surveys, I discovered that women's candidates, especially Republican women's candidates, benefited from emphasizing male stereotypes over women's stereotypes.