Go to your local library and look at books for a particular age group. Randomly select books from the shelves. Fill in the following chart about the books you looked at, then calculate the scores described on the next page. Complete the activity according to the guidelines given in Student Activity #16–1.

Book Title	Number of Characters		Number of Pictures		Traditional Roles		Nontraditional Roles
	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M
Total:

1		Calculate female/male character ratio by (1) adding the number of females, (2) adding the number of males, (3) dividing the total found in (1) by the total found in (2). If the number is less than 1, there are more male characters overall than female characters; if the number is greater than one, there are more female characters overall. Write ratio here:
2		Calculate female/male picture ratio by (1) adding the numbers of females, (2) adding the number of males, (3) dividing the total found in (1) by the total found in (2). If the number is less than 1, there are more male pictures overall than female pictures; if the number is greater than one, there are more females pictured overall. Write ratio here:
3		Calculate female traditional/nontraditional ratio by (1) adding the number of traditional female roles, (2) adding the number of nontraditional female roles (3) dividing the total found in (1) by the total found in (2). If the number is less than 1, there are more nontraditional roles for females overall than traditional roles; if the number is greater than one, there are more traditional female roles overall. Write ratio here:
4		Calculate male traditional/nontraditional ratio by (1) adding the number of traditional male roles, (2) adding the number of nontraditional male roles (3) dividing the total found in (1) by the total found in (2). If the number is less than 1, there are more nontraditional roles for males overall than traditional roles; if the number is greater than one, there are more traditional male roles overall. Write ratio here: