Özet:

Society determines gender roles according to its cultural structure. In this dynamic process, roles are assigned to women and men according to their own characteristics. This situation is passed on to children through social learning. Children, who are an important part of society, take actions and behaviors according to their gender. Societies that internalize these actions lead a healthier life than others. Among these, children's picture books are very effective in shaping the behavior and personality of the individual depending on the gender. In this respect, it is important to examine illustrated children's books from different perspectives through linguistic and non-linguistic indicators in the context of gender equality. The research focusing on this is in the nature of a case study which is one of the qualitative research designs. Research data were collected through document review. Fifteen children's novels selected by criterion sampling method were analyzed through forms determined according to categories. In the first stage, descriptive analysis, then content analysis was applied to the data collection; In the second stage, the books were examined thematically in line with the categories. As a result of the research, it was seen that generally gender is dominant and stereotypes are included. On the other hand, it has been determined that male and female characters exhibit behaviors approved by the society and have a traditional appearance physically.

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