GENDER STEREOTYPES PRESENTED IN POPULAR CHILDREN’S FAIRY TALES

Fairy Tales: Attraction and Stereotypes in Same-Gender Relationships

We examine the process of romantic attraction in same-gender relationships using open and closed-ended questionnaire data from a sample of 120 men and women in Northern California. Agreeableness (e.g., kind, supportive) and Extraversion (e.g., fun, sense of humor) are the two most prominent bases of attraction, followed by Physical Attractiveness (e.g., appearance, sexy). The least important at...

Reflective tales : tracing fairy tales in popular culture through the depiction of maternity in three â•œSnow Whiteâ•š variants

A Book on Therapeutic Storytelling A review of The Interpretation of Fairy Tales and Anima and Animus in Fairy Tales

The book of The Interpretation of Fairy Tales and Anima and Animus in Fairy Tales, is one of the best books that one can read for the study of Jung’s psychology for two reasons: first, the author was one of the best students of Jung and his colleague for years; secondly, it analyzes the symbols and the concepts of Jungian psychology. This book expertly introduces the concepts of shadow, anima, ...

Changing Gender Stereotypes in Iran

Abstract In recent decades, because of the vast socio-cultural changes which occurred in Iran, Iranian women have experienced new values and identities and they have achieved more advanced education and consciousness, so that they oppose the gender stereotypes which attribute inferior characteristics to women and cause inequalities and limitations in their everyday life. Although gender stereo...

Gender and Racial Stereotypes in Popular Video Games

While the violent content of video games has caused wide concern among scholars, gender, and racial stereotypes in video games are still an understudied area. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a better understanding of the stereotypical phenomenon in video games. The book chapter first provides a comprehensive review of previous studies conducted upon gender-role and racial portrayals i...