Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books

PICTURE BOOKS can influence how children perceive people of different backgrounds, including people with disabilities whose cultures differ from their own. Researchers have examined the portrayal of multicultural characters with disabilities in children’s literature. However, few have specifically c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886) D.C. 1886), 2011, Vol.156 (3), p.270-282
Main Authors: Golos, Debbie B., Moses, Annie M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
American Sign Language
Character
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Childrens Literature
Childrens picture books
Content Analysis
Cultural Awareness
Cultural heritage
Deaf culture
Deafness
Deafness - psychology
Deafness - rehabilitation
Disabilities
Disabled Children - psychology
Education, Special - methods
FEATURE ARTICLES
Hearing aids
Humans
Illustrations
Literary criticism
Literature
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Picture Books
Prejudice
Residential Schools
Self esteem
Sign language
Social Attitudes
Stereotypes
Studies
Young Children
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c407t-d8c237137b9df01e7f0de012c78f9f0ec0e9f6624d934e98dc09a14501baae343
cites
container_end_page 282
container_issue 3
container_start_page 270
container_title American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886)
container_volume 156
creator Golos, Debbie B.
Moses, Annie M.
description PICTURE BOOKS can influence how children perceive people of different backgrounds, including people with disabilities whose cultures differ from their own. Researchers have examined the portrayal of multicultural characters with disabilities in children’s literature. However, few have specifically considered the portrayal of deaf characters, despite increased inclusion of deaf characters in children’s literature over the past two decades. The present study analyzed the portrayal of deaf characters in picture books for children ages 4–8 years. A content analysis of 20 children’s picture books was conducted in which the books were analyzed for messages linked to pathological and cultural categories. Results indicated that these books did not portray Deaf characters from a cultural perspective but, rather, highlighted aspects of deafness as a medical condition, one that requires fixing and that perpetuates stereotypes of deafness as a disability.
doi_str_mv 10.1353/aad.2011.0025
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_894625660</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><ericid>EJ958767</ericid><jstor_id>26235156</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>26235156</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c407t-d8c237137b9df01e7f0de012c78f9f0ec0e9f6624d934e98dc09a14501baae343</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpdkU1vEzEQhq0K1IaWIzdAKy6cNoy_1zfa0JZWlYr4kLhZjncsNiTrYO8eeuvf4O_xS_AqJZU4jex5Zuaddwh5QWFOueTvnGvnDCidAzB5QGZUCl4D1_IJmUH5qzVT34_Is5xXUDAj5CE5YiXSRusZef8Ztwkz9oMbutjnKobqA7pQLX645PyAKVddX17duk3Y_7n_natPnR_GhNVZjD_zCXka3Drj84d4TL5dnH9dfKxvbi-vFqc3tRegh7ptPOOacr00bQCKOkCLQJnXTTAB0AOaoBQTreECTdN6MI4KCXTpHHLBj8nbXd9tir9GzIPddNnjeu16jGO2jRGKSaWgkG_-I1dxTH0RV6BpBChWoHoH-RRzThjsNnUbl-4sBTsZa4uxdjLWTsYW_vVD03G5wXZP_3OyAC93AKbO79Pn10Y2Wk1psRe1Qj9sxoyPuoQwtAH7ZTredDtKebkdb0rZq13ZKg8xPU4tG0gqFf8LpcSV6g</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>896624062</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books</title><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><source>Project Muse:Jisc Collections:Project MUSE Journals Agreement 2024:Premium Collection</source><source>Social Science Premium Collection</source><source>Linguistics Collection</source><source>ProQuest One Literature</source><source>ERIC</source><source>Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)</source><source>Education Collection</source><creator>Golos, Debbie B. ; Moses, Annie M.</creator><creatorcontrib>Golos, Debbie B. ; Moses, Annie M.</creatorcontrib><description>PICTURE BOOKS can influence how children perceive people of different backgrounds, including people with disabilities whose cultures differ from their own. Researchers have examined the portrayal of multicultural characters with disabilities in children’s literature. However, few have specifically considered the portrayal of deaf characters, despite increased inclusion of deaf characters in children’s literature over the past two decades. The present study analyzed the portrayal of deaf characters in picture books for children ages 4–8 years. A content analysis of 20 children’s picture books was conducted in which the books were analyzed for messages linked to pathological and cultural categories. Results indicated that these books did not portray Deaf characters from a cultural perspective but, rather, highlighted aspects of deafness as a medical condition, one that requires fixing and that perpetuates stereotypes of deafness as a disability.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0002-726X</identifier><identifier>ISSN: 1543-0375</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1543-0375</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1353/aad.2011.0025</identifier><identifier>PMID: 21941877</identifier><identifier>CODEN: ANDFAL</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: Gallaudet University Press</publisher><subject>American literature ; American Sign Language ; Character ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Children ; Children &amp; youth ; Childrens Literature ; Childrens picture books ; Content Analysis ; Cultural Awareness ; Cultural heritage ; Deaf culture ; Deafness ; Deafness - psychology ; Deafness - rehabilitation ; Disabilities ; Disabled Children - psychology ; Education, Special - methods ; FEATURE ARTICLES ; Hearing aids ; Humans ; Illustrations ; Literary criticism ; Literature ; Multiculturalism &amp; pluralism ; Picture Books ; Prejudice ; Residential Schools ; Self esteem ; Sign language ; Social Attitudes ; Stereotypes ; Studies ; Young Children</subject><ispartof>American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886), 2011, Vol.156 (3), p.270-282</ispartof><rights>2011 Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf</rights><rights>Copyright © Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf.</rights><rights>Copyright American Annals of the Deaf Summer 2011</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c407t-d8c237137b9df01e7f0de012c78f9f0ec0e9f6624d934e98dc09a14501baae343</citedby></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/896624062/fulltextPDF?pq-origsite=primo$$EPDF$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/896624062?pq-origsite=primo$$EHTML$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,4010,12830,21357,21361,21373,27900,27901,27902,31246,33588,33589,33854,33855,33888,33889,43709,43856,43872,58213,58446,62634,62635,62637,62650,73939,73964,74140,74156</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ958767$$DView record in ERIC$$Hfree_for_read</backlink><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21941877$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Golos, Debbie B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Moses, Annie M.</creatorcontrib><title>Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books</title><title>American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886)</title><addtitle>Am Ann Deaf</addtitle><description>PICTURE BOOKS can influence how children perceive people of different backgrounds, including people with disabilities whose cultures differ from their own. Researchers have examined the portrayal of multicultural characters with disabilities in children’s literature. However, few have specifically considered the portrayal of deaf characters, despite increased inclusion of deaf characters in children’s literature over the past two decades. The present study analyzed the portrayal of deaf characters in picture books for children ages 4–8 years. A content analysis of 20 children’s picture books was conducted in which the books were analyzed for messages linked to pathological and cultural categories. Results indicated that these books did not portray Deaf characters from a cultural perspective but, rather, highlighted aspects of deafness as a medical condition, one that requires fixing and that perpetuates stereotypes of deafness as a disability.</description><subject>American literature</subject><subject>American Sign Language</subject><subject>Character</subject><subject>Child</subject><subject>Child, Preschool</subject><subject>Children</subject><subject>Children &amp; youth</subject><subject>Childrens Literature</subject><subject>Childrens picture books</subject><subject>Content Analysis</subject><subject>Cultural Awareness</subject><subject>Cultural heritage</subject><subject>Deaf culture</subject><subject>Deafness</subject><subject>Deafness - psychology</subject><subject>Deafness - rehabilitation</subject><subject>Disabilities</subject><subject>Disabled Children - psychology</subject><subject>Education, Special - methods</subject><subject>FEATURE ARTICLES</subject><subject>Hearing aids</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Illustrations</subject><subject>Literary criticism</subject><subject>Literature</subject><subject>Multiculturalism &amp; pluralism</subject><subject>Picture Books</subject><subject>Prejudice</subject><subject>Residential Schools</subject><subject>Self esteem</subject><subject>Sign language</subject><subject>Social Attitudes</subject><subject>Stereotypes</subject><subject>Studies</subject><subject>Young Children</subject><issn>0002-726X</issn><issn>1543-0375</issn><issn>1543-0375</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2011</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>7SW</sourceid><sourceid>7T9</sourceid><sourceid>AIMQZ</sourceid><sourceid>ALSLI</sourceid><sourceid>CJNVE</sourceid><sourceid>CPGLG</sourceid><sourceid>M0P</sourceid><recordid>eNpdkU1vEzEQhq0K1IaWIzdAKy6cNoy_1zfa0JZWlYr4kLhZjncsNiTrYO8eeuvf4O_xS_AqJZU4jex5Zuaddwh5QWFOueTvnGvnDCidAzB5QGZUCl4D1_IJmUH5qzVT34_Is5xXUDAj5CE5YiXSRusZef8Ztwkz9oMbutjnKobqA7pQLX645PyAKVddX17duk3Y_7n_natPnR_GhNVZjD_zCXka3Drj84d4TL5dnH9dfKxvbi-vFqc3tRegh7ptPOOacr00bQCKOkCLQJnXTTAB0AOaoBQTreECTdN6MI4KCXTpHHLBj8nbXd9tir9GzIPddNnjeu16jGO2jRGKSaWgkG_-I1dxTH0RV6BpBChWoHoH-RRzThjsNnUbl-4sBTsZa4uxdjLWTsYW_vVD03G5wXZP_3OyAC93AKbO79Pn10Y2Wk1psRe1Qj9sxoyPuoQwtAH7ZTredDtKebkdb0rZq13ZKg8xPU4tG0gqFf8LpcSV6g</recordid><startdate>2011</startdate><enddate>2011</enddate><creator>Golos, Debbie B.</creator><creator>Moses, Annie M.</creator><general>Gallaudet University Press</general><scope>7SW</scope><scope>BJH</scope><scope>BNH</scope><scope>BNI</scope><scope>BNJ</scope><scope>BNO</scope><scope>ERI</scope><scope>PET</scope><scope>REK</scope><scope>WWN</scope><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>0-V</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>4U-</scope><scope>7RV</scope><scope>7T9</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88B</scope><scope>88E</scope><scope>88G</scope><scope>88I</scope><scope>8A4</scope><scope>8AF</scope><scope>8AO</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>AIMQZ</scope><scope>ALSLI</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>CJNVE</scope><scope>CPGLG</scope><scope>CRLPW</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>KB0</scope><scope>LIQON</scope><scope>M0P</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>M1P</scope><scope>M2M</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2P</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>PQEDU</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>PSYQQ</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>S0X</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>8BM</scope></search><sort><creationdate>2011</creationdate><title>Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books</title><author>Golos, Debbie B. ; Moses, Annie M.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c407t-d8c237137b9df01e7f0de012c78f9f0ec0e9f6624d934e98dc09a14501baae343</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2011</creationdate><topic>American literature</topic><topic>American Sign Language</topic><topic>Character</topic><topic>Child</topic><topic>Child, Preschool</topic><topic>Children</topic><topic>Children &amp; youth</topic><topic>Childrens Literature</topic><topic>Childrens picture books</topic><topic>Content Analysis</topic><topic>Cultural Awareness</topic><topic>Cultural heritage</topic><topic>Deaf culture</topic><topic>Deafness</topic><topic>Deafness - psychology</topic><topic>Deafness - rehabilitation</topic><topic>Disabilities</topic><topic>Disabled Children - psychology</topic><topic>Education, Special - methods</topic><topic>FEATURE ARTICLES</topic><topic>Hearing aids</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Illustrations</topic><topic>Literary criticism</topic><topic>Literature</topic><topic>Multiculturalism &amp; pluralism</topic><topic>Picture Books</topic><topic>Prejudice</topic><topic>Residential Schools</topic><topic>Self esteem</topic><topic>Sign language</topic><topic>Social Attitudes</topic><topic>Stereotypes</topic><topic>Studies</topic><topic>Young Children</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Golos, Debbie B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Moses, Annie M.</creatorcontrib><collection>ERIC</collection><collection>ERIC (Ovid)</collection><collection>ERIC</collection><collection>ERIC</collection><collection>ERIC (Legacy Platform)</collection><collection>ERIC( SilverPlatter )</collection><collection>ERIC</collection><collection>ERIC PlusText (Legacy Platform)</collection><collection>Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)</collection><collection>ERIC</collection><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection【Remote access available】</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>University Readers</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Database</collection><collection>Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)</collection><collection>ProQuest_Health &amp; Medical Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Education Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Psychology Database (Alumni)</collection><collection>Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Education Periodicals</collection><collection>STEM Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Pharma Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>ProQuest One Literature</collection><collection>Social Science Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>eLibrary</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>Education Collection</collection><collection>Linguistics Collection</collection><collection>Linguistics Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Health &amp; Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>One Literature (ProQuest)</collection><collection>Education Database</collection><collection>Health &amp; Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database</collection><collection>Psychology Database</collection><collection>ProQuest_Research Library</collection><collection>Science Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>ProQuest One Education</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>ComDisDome</collection><jtitle>American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Golos, Debbie B.</au><au>Moses, Annie M.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><ericid>EJ958767</ericid><atitle>Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books</atitle><jtitle>American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886)</jtitle><addtitle>Am Ann Deaf</addtitle><date>2011</date><risdate>2011</risdate><volume>156</volume><issue>3</issue><spage>270</spage><epage>282</epage><pages>270-282</pages><issn>0002-726X</issn><issn>1543-0375</issn><eissn>1543-0375</eissn><coden>ANDFAL</coden><abstract>PICTURE BOOKS can influence how children perceive people of different backgrounds, including people with disabilities whose cultures differ from their own. Researchers have examined the portrayal of multicultural characters with disabilities in children’s literature. However, few have specifically considered the portrayal of deaf characters, despite increased inclusion of deaf characters in children’s literature over the past two decades. The present study analyzed the portrayal of deaf characters in picture books for children ages 4–8 years. A content analysis of 20 children’s picture books was conducted in which the books were analyzed for messages linked to pathological and cultural categories. Results indicated that these books did not portray Deaf characters from a cultural perspective but, rather, highlighted aspects of deafness as a medical condition, one that requires fixing and that perpetuates stereotypes of deafness as a disability.</abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>Gallaudet University Press</pub><pmid>21941877</pmid><doi>10.1353/aad.2011.0025</doi><tpages>13</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0002-726X
ispartof American annals of the deaf (Washington, D.C. 1886), 2011, Vol.156 (3), p.270-282
issn 0002-726X
1543-0375
1543-0375
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_894625660
source JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection; Project Muse:Jisc Collections:Project MUSE Journals Agreement 2024:Premium Collection; Social Science Premium Collection; Linguistics Collection; ProQuest One Literature; ERIC; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA); Education Collection
subjects American literature
American Sign Language
Character
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Childrens Literature
Childrens picture books
Content Analysis
Cultural Awareness
Cultural heritage
Deaf culture
Deafness
Deafness - psychology
Deafness - rehabilitation
Disabilities
Disabled Children - psychology
Education, Special - methods
FEATURE ARTICLES
Hearing aids
Humans
Illustrations
Literary criticism
Literature
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Picture Books
Prejudice
Residential Schools
Self esteem
Sign language
Social Attitudes
Stereotypes
Studies
Young Children
title Representations of Deaf Characters in Children’s Picture Books
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-07T13%3A20%3A03IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Representations%20of%20Deaf%20Characters%20in%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Picture%20Books&rft.jtitle=American%20annals%20of%20the%20deaf%20(Washington,%20D.C.%201886)&rft.au=Golos,%20Debbie%20B.&rft.date=2011&rft.volume=156&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=270&rft.epage=282&rft.pages=270-282&rft.issn=0002-726X&rft.eissn=1543-0375&rft.coden=ANDFAL&rft_id=info:doi/10.1353/aad.2011.0025&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E26235156%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c407t-d8c237137b9df01e7f0de012c78f9f0ec0e9f6624d934e98dc09a14501baae343%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=896624062&rft_id=info:pmid/21941877&rft_ericid=EJ958767&rft_jstor_id=26235156&rfr_iscdi=true