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"It’s Only a Story . . ." Challenging Sexism in Children’s Fairy Tales
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Hernandez, Marcia. 2010. “"It’s Only a Story . . .&Quot; Challenging Sexism in Children’s Fairy Tales”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/its-only-a-story-challenging-sexism-in.

Abstract

Students learn to critically examine the messages presented to youth regarding appropriate gender roles in children’s fairy tales. In addition, students are required to use their "sociological imagination" to create a children’s story that challenges prevailing gender-role stereotypes.

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Subject Area(s):
Sex and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
College 200

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