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ERIC Number: EJ1430352
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2577-5081
EISSN: EISSN-2577-509X
Meta-Narrative Review of Gender Portrayal in Disney Movies for Young Children and Its Pedagogical Implications
Xuan Jiang; Linlin Zhang; Diana Rivero; Brittany Torres
Journal of Global Education and Research, v8 n2 Article 2 p116-131 2024
Many of Disney movies have been criticized for perpetuating traditional gender stereotypes which constrain opportunities for children at large. Its recent characters have also incurred heated discussions on gender portrayal. Moreover, stereotypes of gender roles, developed early on, can exert an immediate impact on individuals' behaviors and utterances and a long-term impact on individuals' perceived options academically, professionally, personally, and socially. Recognizing the significance of this matter, this paper employed a meta-narrative review to collect and conceptually and empirically synthesize previous literature on the impact of Disney movies on young children's gender awareness. Through an academic database search, 49 articles were collected using combinations of the keywords "Disney character, Disney movie, young children, early childhood education, classroom practices," and "gender." Furthermore, this review, in the pedagogical implication section, highlights the authors' call for teachers to develop critical mindfulness of gender and shares hands-on activities for children to play with Disney characters in a reconstructive and agentic way.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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