Mykol C Hamilton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4226926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mykol C Hamilton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mykol C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hamilton |
| SIGNATURE | HAMILTON M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 147 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Gender Socialization, Family Leadership, and the Invisible Father in Children's Literature
Objective: This study examines the portrayals of mothers and fathers in children's picture books read by millions of parents and children in their formative years. We investigate the extent to which these books present rigid parental stereotypes that misrepresent the potential of family leaders. Method: We performed a content analysis of 203 prominent children's picture books from recent years to assess the appearances, activities, and emotions o…
Gender Stereotyping and Under-representation of Female Characters in 200 Popular Children’s Picture Books
Gender Role Stereotyping of Parents in Children?s Picture Books
The Animal = Male Hypothesis
Representations
Masculine Bias in the Attribution of Personhood
Silveira (1980) noted that not just masculine generics, but also neutral terms, have masculine connotations; she called this the “people = male” bias. Her hypothesis takes two forms: people = male, a male is more likely seen as a person than is a female; and male = people, a person is more likely believed to be male than female. A total of 108 female and 91 male college students participated in three studies. Study 1 tested male = people. Partici…
Using masculine generics
Satisfaction in Lesbian Relationships
A questionnaire study of 127 lesbians tested hypotheses from the social psychological literature about factors associated with relationship satisfaction. In general, lesbians in the sample reported fairly high levels of satisfaction and love in their current relationship. Results indicated that satisfaction was more strongly related to characteristics of the relationship itself than to the individual attitudes or background characteristics of ind…
Gender Stereotyping and Under-representation of Female Characters in 200 Popular Children’s Picture Books
Using masculine generics
Masculine Bias in the Attribution of Personhood
Silveira (1980) noted that not just masculine generics, but also neutral terms, have masculine connotations; she called this the “people = male” bias. Her hypothesis takes two forms: people = male, a male is more likely seen as a person than is a female; and male = people, a person is more likely believed to be male than female. A total of 108 female and 91 male college students participated in three studies. Study 1 tested male = people. Partici…
Gender Role Stereotyping of Parents in Children?s Picture Books
Satisfaction in Lesbian Relationships
A questionnaire study of 127 lesbians tested hypotheses from the social psychological literature about factors associated with relationship satisfaction. In general, lesbians in the sample reported fairly high levels of satisfaction and love in their current relationship. Results indicated that satisfaction was more strongly related to characteristics of the relationship itself than to the individual attitudes or background characteristics of ind…
The Animal = Male Hypothesis
Gender Socialization, Family Leadership, and the Invisible Father in Children's Literature
Objective: This study examines the portrayals of mothers and fathers in children's picture books read by millions of parents and children in their formative years. We investigate the extent to which these books present rigid parental stereotypes that misrepresent the potential of family leaders. Method: We performed a content analysis of 203 prominent children's picture books from recent years to assess the appearances, activities, and emotions o…
Satisfaction in Lesbian Relationships
A questionnaire study of 127 lesbians tested hypotheses from the social psychological literature about factors associated with relationship satisfaction. In general, lesbians in the sample reported fairly high levels of satisfaction and love in their current relationship. Results indicated that satisfaction was more strongly related to characteristics of the relationship itself than to the individual attitudes or background characteristics of ind…
Using masculine generics
Masculine Bias in the Attribution of Personhood
Silveira (1980) noted that not just masculine generics, but also neutral terms, have masculine connotations; she called this the “people = male” bias. Her hypothesis takes two forms: people = male, a male is more likely seen as a person than is a female; and male = people, a person is more likely believed to be male than female. A total of 108 female and 91 male college students participated in three studies. Study 1 tested male = people. Partici…
Representations
The Animal = Male Hypothesis
Gender Role Stereotyping of Parents in Children?s Picture Books
Gender Stereotyping and Under-representation of Female Characters in 200 Popular Children’s Picture Books
Gender Socialization, Family Leadership, and the Invisible Father in Children's Literature
Objective: This study examines the portrayals of mothers and fathers in children's picture books read by millions of parents and children in their formative years. We investigate the extent to which these books present rigid parental stereotypes that misrepresent the potential of family leaders. Method: We performed a content analysis of 203 prominent children's picture books from recent years to assess the appearances, activities, and emotions o…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Gender Studies in Language (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (4 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Formative assessment (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)