Children are not born with knowing what beauty is. Instead, children learn about beauty through their experiences. This study will examine the messages of beauty children receive from illustrated books and the beauty messages parents are advised to instill in their children in parenting books. This study will also evaluate the messages of race and gender that underlie these messages of beauty. The analysis will take place through a qualitative analysis of five illustrated children`s books dealing with ethnic hair, five illustrated children`s books dealing with body image, and four parenting books that focus on body image. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2012. / March 14, 2012. / Beauty, Body image, Children's literature, Ethnic hair, Performance of gender, Performance of race / Includes bibliographical references. / Donna Marie Nudd, Professor Directing Thesis; Davis Houck, Committee Member; Jeanette Castillo, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183024 |
| Contributors | Moreno, Sully (authoraut), Nudd, Donna Marie (professor directing thesis), Houck, Davis (committee member), Castillo, Jeanette (committee member), School of Communication (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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