Analysis of Body Shapes and Physical Activity Dominant Patterns in a Coloring Books Collection
Curriculum materials play an important role in the construction of the concept of the body to the extent that they are transmitters of knowledge, ideas and values. The aim of the study was to analyse whether the images in a collection of coloring books entitled <em>The Boys´ Doodles</em>...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Pensar en Movimiento |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/pem/article/view/12651 |
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| Summary: | Curriculum materials play an important role in the construction of the concept of the body to the extent that they are transmitters of knowledge, ideas and values. The aim of the study was to analyse whether the images in a collection of coloring books entitled <em>The Boys´ Doodles</em> <em>Book</em> and <em>The girl´s</em> <em>Doodles</em> <em>Book</em> show sexist stereotypes about body models and dominant patterns of physical activity. An independent observational group studied the images of the body through content analysis with a coding scheme using categories (gender, age, somatotype, space and type of physical activity) previously adopted by experts. The <em>Boys´ Doodles</em> <em>Book</em> shows an adult man with different body types, while women are not represented. In both books, the bodies do not maintain a preferred location. The <em>Girls´Doodles</em> <em>Book</em> represents a higher percentage of girls with a slender body, while men, who were under-represented, assume different body types. The <em>Girls´Doodles Book</em> tends to represent women in physical activities or sports with an artistic component. In conclusion, the images in both coloring books, promote sexist body shapes and physical activities. It is a warning to parents and mothers, as well as publishing houses, libraries and government agencies to critically analyse underlying patterns on coloring books. |
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| ISSN: | 1409-0724 1659-4436 |