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Zoinks! Könsrollen var är du?: En kvantitativ innehållsanalys av könsroller i barnprogrammet Scooby-Doo
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Humanities.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Uppsatsen bygger på en kvantitativ innehållsanalys som mäter manliga respektive kvinnliga egenskaper i syfte att identifiera könsroller hos huvudkaraktärerna i barnprogrammet Scooby-Doo. Arbetet har utgått från ett teoretiskt ramverk som grundats i ett socialkonstruktivistiskt perspektiv. Analysen bygger på en vidareutveckling av Maria Nikolajevas schema för ”Kvinnliga” respektive ”Manliga” egenskaper för att kunna identifiera könsroller. I den empiriska delen har data från 30 avsnitt av barnprogrammet från olika tidsepoker bearbetats och sammanställts. Empirin bestod av nästan 2 000 uppmätta egenskaper.Min huvudfrågeställning löd: vilka könsroller återfinns hos huvudkaraktärerna i barnprogrammet Scooby-Doo år 1969, 2002 samt 2015?

Resultaten visade att den karaktär som var mest fast i en könsroll var Fred som 1969 enbart påvisade 5% kvinnliga egenskaper. Dock skedde en mindre förändring till 2002 då han uppvisade 20% kvinnliga egenskaper. Velma däremot bryter mot den stereotypiska kvinnliga könsrollen då hon uppvisade främst manliga egenskaper under alla säsonger. Daphne och Shaggy visade sig båda vara mångfacetterade, ingen av demuppvisade en tydlig könsroll. Dock var Shaggy inramad på ett vis som bjöd in publiken att skratta åt honom när han uppvisade de kvinnliga egenskaperna och Daphne fick låga uppmätta egenskaper, oavsett manliga eller kvinnliga på 1960-talet, vilket gjorde att hon hamnade i bakgrunden.

Abstract [en]

This essay is based on a quantitative content analysis that measures male and female characteristics in order to identify the gender roles of the main characters in the children's program Scooby-Doo.The work has been based on a theoretical framework founded in a social constructivist perspective. The analysis is based on a further development of Maria Nikolajeva's scheme for "Feminine" and "Masculine" characteristics in order to be able to identify gender roles.In the empirical part, data from 30 episodes of the children's program from different eras have been processed and compiled. The study consisted of almost 2,000 measured characteristics.My main question was: what gender roles are found in the main characters of the children's program Scooby-Doo in 1969, 2002 and 2015?

The results showed that the character that was most stuck in a gender role was Fred, who in 1969 only showed 5% female characteristics. However, there was a minor change in 2002 when he exhibited 20% female characteristics. Velma breaks the stereotypical female gender role as she exhibits mainly male characteristics in all seasons. Daphne and Shaggy were both shown to be multi-faceted, neither exhibiting a clear gender role. However, Shaggy was framed in a way that invited the audience to laugh at him when he exhibited the feminine qualities and Daphne was given low measured traits, whether male or female in the first season, which made her fade into the background.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 51
Keywords [en]
Gender roles, Scooby-Doo, Childrens programs, Identity, Gender
Keywords [sv]
Könsroller, Scooby-Doo, Barnprogram, Identitetsskapande, Genus
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-42336OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-42336DiVA, id: diva2:1771372
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Media and communication studies
Educational program
Study Programme in Media and communication
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Available from: 2023-07-03 Created: 2023-06-20 Last updated: 2023-07-03Bibliographically approved

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