Perfect Little Feminists
Young girls in the US interpret gender, violence, and friendship in cartoons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21191128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Spring-Serenity Duvall (0000-0003-2380-9905, Indiana University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 402-417 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Children and Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17482798.2010.510007 |
| OpenAlex | W1877853447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Girls' studies has emerged as a dynamic area of scholarship that examines the cultural construction of girlhood, the role that girls play in society, their identity formation, and their representation in media. This paper extends previous research by interviewing young girls aged 6 to 12 years old about their interactions with each other as they view animated cartoons. Expanding claims that Girl Power media empower young viewers, I showed clips from The Powerpuff Girls and other cartoons during the interviews to elicit girls' interpretations of popular culture, explore their views on gender equity, and examine the role of female friendships in their lives. Results from my interviews suggest that the middle-class girls I talked with simultaneously embrace both gender-role differences and gender equality
Aesthetics · Art · Developmental psychology · Gender equity · Gender identity · Girl · Interview · Media studies · Political science · Popular culture · Scholarship · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |