New Horizons in Education


No. 48 , Pages 22 - 27 , 2003

Values and Gender Study: A Review of Comics of Martial Art in Hong Kong (Article written in chinese)

NGAI Siu Keung & YUEN Wai Wah

Abstract

Comic books, especially those related with martial art and violence, are popular in Hong Kong. This research tries to study the values and gender concepts conveyed in such comics. This study, which is based on content analysis of comics, finds the portrayal of sex, heroism and violence to be both distorted and disproportionate. This can have devastating impact on the moral judgment of the readers, who can be adults as well as teens. Based on the findings, suggestions about how schools and educators can tackle the problem are made.

Keywords: comics of martial art; values and gender concepts; moral judgment

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