Verbal Representation of Gender Stereotypes in Disney’s Animated Films
Keywords:
Gender, Gender Stereotypes, Disney, Animated FilmsAbstract
Gender, gender stereotypes, their underlying causes, and results have become relevant research subjects in the 21 st century. Throughout centuries stereotypical attitudes towards women were being formed in society. At the beginning of the 20 th century spreading stereotypical attitudes was facilitated by media and various films including Disney’s animated movies (Towbin et al., 2004, p. 20), which will be discussed in the article.
The main objective of the research is the princess line in Disney’s animated movies. Over time different researchers (England et al., 2011; Reilly, 2016) divided the development of princesses into different categories, and the influence of the animated movies on the formation of gender roles in children was discussed. Moreover, whether animated movies contributed or not to the development of gender stereotypes was examined.
In the given research gender stereotypes reflected in Disney’s animated movies will be discussed. Furthermore, verbal characteristics that might reveal stereotypical attitudes will be analyzed.
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