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The Representation of Gender and Gender Roles in English Textbooks
Malmö högskola, School of Teacher Education (LUT).
Malmö högskola, School of Teacher Education (LUT).
2007 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Detta examensarbete undersöker representationen av kön och könsroller i engelska läroböcker. Målet är att få en bild av hur kvinnor och män beskrivs i böckerna, och i vilken utsträckning de visar jämställdhet mellan könen. Studien innefattar en undersökning av sex läroböcker, av vilka två publicerades under 1970-talet. För att ge en tydligare bild av vår undersökning är tidigare forskning angående könsrelaterade problem och läromedel integrerad i texten. Resultaten visar att det finns en obalans mellan antalet kvinnliga och manliga protagonister, att manliga författare är överrepresenterade och att de kvinnliga karaktärerna oftast har ett stereotypisk yrke eller inget alls. Detta examensarbete kommer att visa att de utvalda engelska läroböckerna inte lever upp till de kraven som ställs i styrdokumenten. Avslutningsvis innehåller detta examensarbete några praktiska idéer om hur man kan arbeta med könsrelaterade problem i klassrummet.

Abstract [en]

This dissertation investigates the representation of gender and gender roles in English textbooks. The aim is to see how women and men are described and to what extent the textbooks show equality between the sexes. The study comprises the examination of six textbooks, two of which were published in the 1970s. Previous research concerning gender issues and textbooks is integrated to give a clearer picture of our investigation. The results show that there is an imbalance in the number of female protagonists, an over-representation of male authors and that occupations for female characters are mainly stereotypical or non-existent. This dissertation will show that the textbooks selected do not live up to the requirements in the policy documents. Finally, the dissertation contains some practical ideas on how to work with gender issues in the classroom.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen , 2007.
Keywords [en]
English textbooks, Gender roles, Representation of gender, Stereotypes
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Humanities and the Arts
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-33819Local ID: 3426OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-33819DiVA, id: diva2:1495710
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LS Lärarutbildning: Moderna språk (engelska)
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