sex role stereotype
... ) I thought this is fantastic because they were leaning how to care another person and they were preparing them to be a nurturing farther to their own children some day. They also imitated what they see others do; this is a very healthy part of their learning process. The third boy I watched was shaking something while singing a song, but the stuff ask him to stop and told him that his mommy wont do the same thing in the kitchen (also in page 1)—I felt so disappointed: the stuff not only deprive a child ‘s enjoyable play experience, but also sent him or other child a gender stereotype massage: all the mommies do the cooking at the home. Twenty minutes after, a girl named Mary arrived, she saw all the boys stay at the housekeeping area, and then she went straight to the construction area. (I am regretting that I didn’t talk to her so I can get more information). Mary took some same shape and size wooden block and places them on a truck’s trailer then drive them all around (see page 2). --- This activity is very important for girls too because they can learn something about motion, speed and angles. After that, Mary choose a big puzzle about the community helper, I were not surprised that it only has male policeman, male firefighter and female teacher and nurse (see page 3). I didn’t find any book or video that present gender role stereotype massage at the book corner and also there are some very good picture on the wall that both boys and girls are include like: a boy and a girl wear the same cloths playing soccer together (see page 3). The gender stereotype in children’s literature Besides being an important resource for developing children's language skills, children's books play a significant part in transmitting a society's culture to children. Gender roles are an important part of this culture. Gender stereotypes exist in the content, language and illustrations of a large number of children’s books. I noticed the majority of books dominated by male figures. Even some books with female or gender-neutral names in their titles in fact, they also frequently revolve around a male character. Many mainstream classics and popular stories like “Snow White” “Beast and Beauty” “Cinderella” frequently portray girls as pretty, sweet, naive, conforming, and dependent, while boys are typically described as strong, adventurous, indepe...