• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.197-208
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• 2006

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.