Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ217281
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Jack Went Up the Hill...but Where Was Jill?
St. Peter, Shirley
Psychology of Women Quarterly, v4 n2 p256-60 Win 1979
To assess the premise that picture books are important transmitters of sex-role information, picture books for children were analyzed. Analyses indicated that children are presented with sex-types book models: females, underrepresented in titles, central roles, and illustrations; males, overrepresented in instrumental pursuits and underrepresented in expressive activities. (Author)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
