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The Impact Of Protagonist Race, Gender, And Genre On Latina Adolescent Personal Aspiration, Self-Esteem, And Self-Efficacy, Gitanjali Howard
The Impact Of Protagonist Race, Gender, And Genre On Latina Adolescent Personal Aspiration, Self-Esteem, And Self-Efficacy, Gitanjali Howard
Scripps Senior Theses
Inspired by the lack of minority female representation in the media, this study questions how 11-14 year old Latina adolescents from low SES backgrounds are influenced by protagonist race, gender, and genre in stories with respect to participant personal aspiration, gender atypical personal aspiration, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. Due to the particular lack of representation of non-whites and non-males in action/adventure stories, it is predicted in this intervention study completed each week over the course of 8 weeks, that Latina adolescents will experience the most positive increase in self-esteem, self-efficacy, and gender atypical personal aspiration when exposed to Latina female protagonists …