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Liebert, Robert M.; Sprafkin, Joyce N. – School Media Quarterly, 1977
Discusses the three-stage observational learning process of exposure (amount of contact and type of content), acquisition (what is learned), and acceptance (how much affects attitudes and actions) with emphasis on racial and sexual stereotypes. (JAB)
Descriptors: Children, Ethnic Stereotypes, Learning Processes, Sex Stereotypes
Peer reviewedHarris, Violet J. – Theory into Practice, 1999
Discusses the evaluation of children's literature and children's responses to literature, examining ideas posed by various writers and scholars, offering an example of a critical reading of one text, and noting several themes that are apparent in the text (e.g., gaining access to cultural institutions, refuting stereotypic images, and creating…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Critical Reading, Critical Theory
Smith, Christine Ciensczyk – 1978
Emphasizing the influence of television on children, this pamphlet explores some of the major criticisms of television and discusses ways parents can help their children get the most out of television. It is argued that the major problem with television is the amount of time that it steals from our lives, time that could be spent in developing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Ethnic Stereotypes, Parent Education
Peer reviewedGarcia, Jesus; Pugh, Sharon L. – Equity and Excellence, 1992
Investigates children's nonfiction multicultural tradebooks published in 1986 and 1987, and discusses the general treatment of multicultural concepts in these tradebooks. Although 12 of 35 books that were reviewed depicted new multicultural personalities and topics, much more must be accomplished to help children learn about themselves and…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness
Download full textAidman, Amy – 1999
This study analyzed girls' reactions to Disney's animated feature film "Pocahontas" in light of conclusions drawn from a previous critical textual analysis of the movie. The research addressed three questions: (1) how do Disney's claims to creation of positive prosocial representations of women and Native Americans in the movie…
Descriptors: American Indians, Animation, Audience Response, Cartoons
Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1976
This issue of the "Interracial Books for Children Bulletin" contains three articles. The first article is adapted from a forthcoming book which analyzes new history textbooks for evidence of racism and sexism. It can be used as a content rating instrument and is designed to enable teachers and students to evaluate and rate the texts used in their…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bias, Books, Children
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1979
The formation of self-concept is seriously affected by both oral and written language; language also affects the ways people think about others. Young children in particular have not yet learned the abstract concept of the generic "he" and when a judge, author, or principal is referred to as "he", the child is subtly conditioned against the idea…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Children, Cultural Images, Disabilities
