Abstract
The purpose of this independent study is to examine how gender is constructed in retellings of the popular fairy tales Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and to discuss how the fairy tales may affect the socialization of children into the gender norms of our society. To do so, I used content analysis on six Cinderella retellings and six Sleeping Beauty. I begin by discussing the two major theorists I used in my analysis, John Stephens and Sherry B Ortner. Then I discuss the literature I read in my research on this topic, beginning with a brief overview of the ethnocentric history of fairy tales, followed by discussions of anthropology and the fairy tale, gender and the fairy tale, and finally the queering of fairy tales.
Advisor
Frese, Pamela
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Hetrick, Isadora M., "Slender Waists and Coral Lips: An Examination of Gender Construction in Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty Fairy Tales" (2020). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 8881.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/8881
Disciplines
Folklore | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Keywords
Fairy tales, gender, anthropology, femininity, beauty, cinderella, sleeping beauty
Publication Date
2020
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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