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Genus och könsstereotyper i barnlitteratur: Hur pojkar och flickor framställs i fyra utvalda barnböcker
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (from 2013).
2019 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Gender and gender stereotypes in children’s literature : How boys and girls are represented in four selected children’s books (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur pojkar och flickor framställs i några utvalda barnböcker och att undersöka i vilken utsträckning karaktärerna följer traditionella könsstereotyper. Detta har undersökts genom analyser av fyra mysterieböcker eller deckare för barn i åldern nio till tolv år från olika årtionden och som alla innehåller minst en manlig och en kvinnlig huvudkaraktär. Analyserna har utgått från ett genusperspektiv där karaktärernas framställning har varit i fokus samt deras relation till traditionella könsstereotyper som kan finnas i barnlitteratur. Analyserna visar att alla böcker innehåller exempel på könsstereotyper som följs men de innehåller även könsstereotyper som utmanas och bryts. Detta oavsett årtionde som böckerna gavs ut. Till exempel har både pojkar och flickor i de utvalda böckerna porträtterats som omhändertagande och omtänksamma, en roll som annars ofta innehafts av de kvinnliga karaktärerna. Analyserna har även visat att både de manliga och de kvinnliga karaktärerna har varit delaktiga i att lösa de olika mysterier karaktärerna ställts inför.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study is to examine how boys and girls are represented in some selected children’s books and to examine to which extent the characters follow traditional gender stereotypes. This has been examined by analysing four mystery books or detective books for children aged nine to twelve from different decades, which all contain at least one male and one female main character. The analyses have been done from a gender perspective in which the characters representation and their relationship to traditional gender stereotypes that can be found in children’s literature have been in focus. The different analyses show that all books contain examples of gender stereotypes that are being followed, but they also contain gender stereotypes that are being challenged and broken. This regardless of the decade the books were published. For example, both boys and girls in the selected books have been portrayed as nurturing and caring, a role that is usually held by the female characters. The analyses have also shown that both the male and the female characters have been involved in solving the different mysteries the characters have faced.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 40
Keywords [en]
Gender, gender stereotypes, children’s literature
Keywords [sv]
Genus, könsstereotyper, barnlitteratur
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Humanities and the Arts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-72422OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-72422DiVA, id: diva2:1323430
Subject / course
The Swedish Language
Educational program
Primary Education Programme, 240 hp
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Available from: 2019-06-13 Created: 2019-06-12 Last updated: 2019-06-13Bibliographically approved

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