Gender Stereotypes in a Children's Television Program: Effects on Girls' and Boys' Stereotype Endorsement, Math Performance, Motivational Dispositions, and Attitudes

Abstract. Two studies examined the effects of exposure to positive gender stereotypes on performance in counter-stereotypical domains and pursuit of agentic and communal goals. Exposure to stereotypes about women’s communality (Study 1, N = 108) led to impaired math performance among women, regardless of their math identification. Exposure to stereotypes about men’s agency (Study 2, N = 129) led to impaired performance in a test of socio-emotional ability among men high in domain identification. Moreover, among women with high math identification, exposure to the communality stereotype increased the pursuit of agentic goals. Among men, exposure to the agency stereotype tended to decrease the pursuit of communal goals. These results are consistent with accumulating evidence for the “dark side” of positive stereotypes, yet, for women, they also point to active attempts to counteract them.

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The Relationship between the Availability of a Children's Television Program and Song Recognition

Journal of Research in Music Education ◽

10.2307/3345800 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 227 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kenneth M. McGuire

Keyword(s):

Television Program ◽

Children's Television ◽

Song Recognition ◽

The Relationship

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Endorsement of gender stereotypes in gender diverse and cisgender adolescents and their parents

10.31234/osf.io/rh6mn ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Benjamin deMayo ◽

Shira Kahn-Samuelson ◽

Kristina Olson

Keyword(s):

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Positive Association ◽

Gender Stereotype ◽

Primary Research ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

Stereotype Endorsement ◽

Research Questions ◽

The Relationship

Previous work has documented adolescents' gender stereotype endorsement, or the extent to which one believes men or women should embody certain traits. However, understanding of gender stereotype endorsement in gender diverse adolescents - those who identify with a gender different from their assigned sex at birth - is limited. Gender diverse adolescents' unique lived experiences with gender raise the question of whether they endorse gender stereotypes with the same frequency as cisgender adolescents. In this study, we investigated two primary research questions: (1) if gender diverse (N = 150) and cisgender (N = 174) adolescents (13 - 17 years) or their parents differed from one another in their endorsement of gender stereotypes; (2) the relationship between adolescents' and their parents' endorsement of gender stereotypes, and adolescents' predictions of their parents' endorsement of stereotypes. We found (1) no significant differences between gender diverse and cisgender adolescents in endorsement of gender stereotypes, perceptions of their parents' gender stereotype endorsement, and parents' gender stereotype endorsement, though parents endorsed stereotypes less than adolescents; and (2) adolescents' endorsement of gender stereotypes showed a weak positive association with their parents' gender stereotypes and the adolescents' predictions of their parents' stereotype endorsement, though neither correlation was significant. These results suggest that, in our sample, explicit stereotype endorsement was rare among gender diverse and cisgender adolescents and their parents.

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PENGAWASAN ORANG TUA TERHADAP TONTONAN TELEVISI DAN PENGARUHNYA TERHADAP KEDISIPLINAN ANAK DI GAMPONG LAMPEUNEUN KECAMATAN DARUL IMARAH

Gender Equality: International Journal of Child and Gender Studies ◽

10.22373/equality.v6i1.6508 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 135

Author(s):

Cut Nya Dhin

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Television Viewing ◽

Field Research ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Research Data ◽

Television Program ◽

Children's Television ◽

Parental Supervision ◽

Child Discipline

Television broadcasts that are not in accordance with Islamic teachings, make children can watch whenever and wherever the broadcasts are there, therefore parents are needed supervision to select every television program watched by children. The problem in this study is parental supervision of television viewing and child discipline, as well as the efforts made by parents in increasing supervision of television viewing and child discipline, the constraints that become the population In this study are children aged 6-12 years, a total of 102 children and a sample of 30 children (30%). The methodology used in this study is field research. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, questionnaires and documents. The results showed that parental supervision of children's television viewing was not optimal. Obstacles faced by parents in supervising television viewing and child discipline are busy parents who work outside the home, lack of parental knowledge and parental indifference to television viewing supervision. Parents do not make any effort When children watch television that is violent/pornographic, but only a few who turn off the television and explain that these conditions are not good.

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Cartoon Films: Made in India, How do they Fare?

Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications ◽

10.30958/ajmmc.7-2-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 79-106

Author(s):

Mangesh Bedekar ◽

Prachi Joshi

Keyword(s):

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Nuclear Family ◽

Social Science Research ◽

Science Research ◽

Children's Television ◽

Gender Ratio ◽

Cable Tv ◽

The World ◽

Single Child ◽

Made In

Cartoons, these days have become an integral part of every child’s childhood. They are amongst the most prominent forms of entertainment for children. With the advent of the nuclear family and single child families, with no mate/partner to interact, play or learn from, it is with the help of cartoons that kids are exposed to the various facets of the world around us. Cartoon films screened on most TV sets in Indian homes were majorly dubbed versions of successful cartoon films from USA, Japan, Canada, etc. From around 2003 onwards, some Indian cartoons started to appear on TV especially after the Cable TV came to Indian homes. This paper looks at the cartoons, which are made in India, made for India, and their co-relations with the cartoons which are otherwise screened on Indian TV sets, which are dubbed versions of cartoon films from around the world. These Indian cartoons are analysed and correlated with each other based on various attributes namely, the locale, the age of the protagonist, number of episodes, number of character in the movie, gender ratio, etc. The observations and conclusions done in this study are enlisted and presented. Keywords: cartoon films, children’s television, comparative analysis, gender stereotypes, social science research

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The Effects of Live MUSIC Groups Versus an Educational Children's Television Program on the Emergent Literacy of Young Children

Journal of Music Therapy ◽

10.1093/jmt/41.1.2 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 2-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

D. Register

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Emergent Literacy ◽

Television Program ◽

Children's Television ◽

Live Music

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Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers’ Gender Bias*

The Quarterly Journal of Economics ◽

10.1093/qje/qjz008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 134 (3) ◽

pp. 1163-1224 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Michela Carlana

Keyword(s):

Standardized Tests ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Test Performance ◽

Math Performance ◽

Full Potential ◽

Math Ability ◽

Math Teachers ◽

Implicit Stereotypes ◽

Self Confidence

Abstract I study whether exposure to teacher stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement. I provide evidence that the gender gap in math performance, defined as the score of boys minus the score of girls in standardized tests, substantially increases when students are assigned to math teachers with stronger gender stereotypes. Teacher stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self-select into less demanding high schools, following the track recommendation of their teachers. These effects are at least partially driven by lower self-confidence on math ability of girls exposed to gender-biased teachers. Stereotypes impair the test performance of girls, who end up failing to achieve their full potential. I do not detect statistically significant effects on student outcomes of literature teacher stereotypes.

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