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SUBMITTER: Xu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874350 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Huimin H Zhang Zhang Z Wu Lingfei L Wang Cheng-Jun CJ
PloS one 20191122 11
Our analysis of thousands of movies and books reveals how these cultural products weave stereotypical gender roles into morality tales and perpetuate gender inequality through storytelling. Using the word embedding techniques, we reveal the constructed emotional dependency of female characters on male characters in stories. We call this narrative structure "Cinderella complex", which assumes that women depend on men in the pursuit of a happy, fulfilling life. Our analysis covers a substantial po ...[more]