Stan and Jan Berenstain

My project will perform a content analysis format to examine the portrayal of gender in the children’s book series, The Berenstain Bears, written by Jan, Stan, and Mike Berenstain. The two books And Too Much Junk Food and Get Ready for School will be my analysis material. I will look at how this social problem is coded by analyzing the portrayal of the mother, father, brother, and sister bears, and how they relate to each other. Each of the characters in The Berenstain Bears children’s books display traditional and outdated gender roles, and these portrayals are apparent in each of the books. The father and son bears in The Berenstain Bears are portrayed as stereotypically and traditionally male. First, the father bear is portrayed, depending…

“self-renewal, self-care, self-respect and self-improvement.” It is a habit that allows us to live up to our expectations and successfully attain all the other 7 healthy habits in the book. In the cartoon series The Berenstain Bears, evidences of sharpening the saw are seen through the episodes Too Much T.V, Too Much Junk Food, and The Bad Habit. In the episode Too Much T.V, sharpening the saw is displayed by Brother Bear, Papa Bear, and Sister Bear. The episode demonstrates the habit of…

“ Be good to your body- Healthy eating and fun recipes” by Roz Fulcher. This book would be one to send home with the kids and their parents. This teaches the importance of eating healthy and even gives some good, kid friendly, and healthy recipes. Kids and parents would have a great time making these meals together. 5. “The Berenstain bears :Too much junk food” by Stan and Jan Berenstain. When Mama bear notices her cubs and Papa bear getting a little chubby because they are eating way to…