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SEX AND GENDER ON CHILDREN BOOKS IN INDONESIA
This research discussed about the depiction of gender through the main
characters in 6 children picture books in Makassar. This research applied the
concept of sex and gender by Oakley in order to uncover the depiction of gender
of the picture books. This research used descriptive analysis method. The research
aimed to reveal the depiction of gender in picture book, about how male and
female are depicted in literature. As the result of this research, showed that gender
seems like blurred. The writers of those six picture books seem want to remove
the differences between male and female in society. The writers likely showed the
same depiction between the male and female main characters of those books. The
implication of this research is to give understanding that through literature we
could see the social condition of the society, and also we could understand that
gender is something dynamist that could change by the time and place.
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