Gender Representations in Children’s Media
This workshop explores how gender roles are portrayed in media such as children’s books, greeting cards, and videos. Background information regarding how children develop schemas about appropriate gender role behavior, especially in terms of emotional display, coping styles, and agency will be clarified through small group hands on activities with the materials. Discussion will include the use of media for engaging students and shaping positive attitudes regarding agency and self-image for girls and boys.
Facilitator: Janice Stapley, Ph.D. Developmental Psychology
Janice is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Monmouth University. She is also Co-Director of the Gender Studies Program and the Gender Research Center at the University. She is teaches Qualitative Research Methods and Adolescent Psychology. Her research, published in books and journals and presented at conferences, has focused on gender and emotion, emotion regulation, and socialization of gender roles through the media.
Info: Robin Burgess, 215-881-7400
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