Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)

Korean Association of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회)
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Sex-role stereotyping of award-winning and traditional fairy tales

세계 전래동화 및 수상작동화에 나타난 성역할 전형성 비교

  • Yi, Soon-Hyung (Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lim, Song-Mi (Dept. of Child Development & Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sung, Mi-Young (Dept. of Child Studies, Seokyeong University)
  • 이순형 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 아동가족학과) ;
  • 임송미 (서울대학교 생활과학대학 아동가족학과) ;
  • 성미영 (서경대학교 인문과학대학 아동학과)
  • Published : 2006.04.30
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated characteristics of sex-role stereotyping on 150 award-winning and traditional fairy tales (42 award-winning and 108 traditional fairy tales). The results were as follows: The depiction that female characters were rewarded for skills and competence, not for beauty, appeared more frequently in traditional fairy tales than in award-winning ones. Women were portrayed frequently as docile and passive in traditional fairy tales than in award-winning ones. Also, it was more frequently shown in award-winning tales than in traditional ones that male and female characters participated non-equally in physical activities.

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