Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Family Diversity in 50 Years of Storybook Images of Family Life.
Rodman, Nancy M.; Hildreth, Gladys J.
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, v31 n1 p3-18 Sep 2002
Content analysis of a sample of 100 picture storybooks about family life published 1943-1993 reveals no significant differences in the frequency of appearance of different family types or ethnicities over time. Dominant images remained the nuclear (63%) and Caucasian (67%) family. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnicity, Family Life, Family Structure, Picture Books, Socialization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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