Prethodno priopćenje
Gender Sensitivity in the Catholic Monthly for Children and Youth “Mali koncil”
Jeniđe Maroević Kulaga
; Osnovna škola Dobriše Cesrića, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The aim of this research was to promote gender sensitivity in the field of
religious education. For this purpose we have analysed the content of 20 short stories
published between 2009 and 2010 in “Mali koncil – Mak” magazine, the Croatian
Catholic monthly targeted at youth. The goal was to research whether gender sensitive
or stereotyped approach was used in the portrayal of characters and their prevalence
in the stories, as well as to see what kind of stereotyped gender roles were offered to
young boys and girls. The result of the content analysis has shown a clear domination
of male roles in the stories, as well as gender asymmetry. The bias toward males and
against females is demonstrated through the fact that the males are three times more
likely to be the main characters of the story and in the total sample of stories, and are
four times more likely to be represented in titles and illustrations that supplement the
stories. Stereotypical gender roles are given in higher percentage to female characters
than male and more prominent attribution of traditional gender roles to female characters
can be observed. Along with male characters, children and personified animals
are less exposed to stereotyping. As most of the stories were written by women, it can
be concluded that female writers, by portraying their male and female roles through
gender stereotypes, add to the promotion of gender stereotypes in the stories themselves.
According to the Croatian National Curriculum which advocates an education
based on the promotion of mutual respect and human rights, all socialization factors
should have a permanent task to sensitize the population to gender issues and to promote
fair gender relationships from the earliest age. It is therefore to be expected that
the educational role of the Church in the building of a fairer society will be achieved
more intensively by promoting equal gender roles, including through the monthly
magazine Mak.
Ključne riječi
discrimination; gender role; gender sensitivity; , gender stereotypes, religious education, socialisation, stories for children
Hrčak ID:
95245
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Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2012.
Posjeta: 2.709 *