Stereotype+Affects+on+Children,+Stacey+Rand


 * Research Question and Rationale:** Why does Nickelodeon as a brand and iCarly in particular seem to promote “Girl Power” over “Boy Power”? As I began to take a deeper looking to //Kids Rule,// the issue of Girl Power was addressed and I found it very interesting. Girl Power is a common theme within the Nickelodeon brand and I want to conduct research to find out why Girl Power is more prevalent and deemed more important than Boy Power.

**Methods:** Analyzing //Kids Rule,// content analysis, and online research

**Work Plan:** I will analyze //Kids Rule// in particular the fourth chapter “Girls Rule! Gender, Feminism, and Nickelodeon” to find out __why__ Nickelodeon constantly follows this theme. I will use content analysis to analyze iCarly to other past and present Nickelodeon shows to see the Girl Power similarities which are shared across the channel opposed to boy power. Finally, I will use the internet to find sources other than //Kids Rule// to further answer the question of why this is happening.

Theme of "Girl Power" could be productively explored by comparing ICarly to other Nick shows like Clarissa Explains it All. I like the idea of using Banet-Weiser's definition of girl power to identify themes and then examine how those themes are depicted (or not) in ICarly. Keep developing this idea by creating a step by step list of processes you'll use to complete this project, as I model in commenting on Cassie's project, first in the list.

**Step 1: Define “Girl Power”. ** **Step 2: Read thoroughly Chapter 4 in //Kids Rule// and analyze to find the themes of “Girl Power” throughout Nickelodeon’s history. ** **Step 3: Review/Find online research that supports/contradicts “Girl Power” in children’s programming. ** **Step 4: View episodes of //iCarly// to find researched themes. ** **Step 5: View episodes of //Clarissa Explains It All// to compare/contrast to //iCarly.// ** **Step 6: Review patterns. ** **Step 7: Compare television programs to literature and online research. ** **Step 8: See if episodes contradict or support Banet-Weiser’s definition of girl power. ** **Step 9: Prepare paper and multimedia presentation. **

Wow - this is a solid plan. You have the green light to go forward!