Chinese proverbs, a mode of language that children encounter in their early stage of
learning, are important tools with which to instil values and transform the social order. Any …

Despite rapid economic growth and social development, women in both Malaysian and
Korean societies are still left behind in terms of their social, economic, and political positions …

In their concise form and authoritative style, proverbs provide us with rich linguistic data for
the study of the cultural beliefs and social values of a particular society. In Chinese …

It has been claimed that Chinese characters containing a woman radical (eg, 姦 jian1
'adultery') tend to reflect negatively on women. We investigated this claim by asking Taiwan …

Early readers can play a significant role in the intergenerational transmission of gender
roles. The present study examines how females and males are represented in selected early …

Children's books transfer social values which are imperative in determining their social
identities. Children's literature is, therefore, a powerful medium for constructing ideologies …

Conclusion The analysis of Chinese characters, idioms, and semantic placements provides
the context for understanding the historical construction of gender roles, images, and ideas …

This study conducts a social semiotic analysis of six sex education picture books for
preschool children in the People's Republic of China. Following van Leeuwen's framework …

Many young children often exhibit a strong desire to wear extremely gender-typed clothing
(appearance rigidity), reflecting their emerging gender identities. However, research on …

Gender roles are prescribed in traditional Chinese societies where stereotypic gender roles
are socialized primarily in the family, and reinforced by other social institutions. The only …