An Analysis of Gender-Role Stereotyping in the Illustrations of Middle School Science Textbooks Developed under the 2007 Revised National Curriculum

Journal of the Korean Chemical Society

Jihyeon Lee¹  Junmo Jo¹  Taehee Noh¹  Jiyeon You¹ 

关键词: Illustration;    Gender-role stereotyping;    Middle school science textbook;    2007 Revised National Curriculum;   

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学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Korean Chemical Society

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the illustrations of 27 middle school science textbooks developed under the 2007 Revised National Curriculum were analyzed in the aspect of gender-role stereotyping, and the results were compared with those of the 7th National Curriculum. The types of the illustrations were classified, and the frequencies of pupils and adults who appeared on the illustrations were counted by gender, and the types of activities and the character of them were also analyzed by gender. In all results of the analyses, the differences between male and female decreased in comparison with those of the 7th National Curriculum. More male pupils appeared in the illustrations than female pupils. The frequencies of learning activities were balanced by gender, but other activities were described as focusing on male pupils. The frequencies of male adults outnumbered female adults. While the ratio of female adults was high in houseworks, that of male adults was high in outdoor activities. The jobs of adults were also illustrated as male-centered. Most pupils and adults were found to be active. Both ratios of pupils and adults for each gender were relatively similar.

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