Parental Portrayals in Children's Literature: 1900-2000
Description:
The portrayals of mothers and fathers in children's literature as companions, disciplinarians, caregivers, nurturers, and providers were documented in this research. The impact of time of publication, sex of author, award-winning status of book, best-selling status of book, race of characters, and sex of characters upon each of the five parental roles was assessed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, and multinomial logistic regression techniques. A survey instrument developed for th…
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Date:
August 2005
Creator:
DeWitt, Amy L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries