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Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Illustrations of the 2nd Edition of Junior High School English Textbooks “Go For It”

Authors
Yutong Ouyang1, *
1Joint Institute of the Universities of Ningbo and Angers, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 196003625@nbu.edu.cn
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Yutong Ouyang
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_87How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Gender stereotype; Textbook bias; Illustrations; Visual analysis; Junior high school
Abstract

In China, gender issues are receiving more and more attention in education. Although gender stereotypes or gender bias have been addressed in recent studies regarding other aspects in school, such as peer interaction, teacher’s role, and school’s role, the attention distributed to illustrations in the textbooks still remains insufficient. This study intends to identify the gender bias presented in the textbooks that are used in 7th grade in China’s junior high school. This work provides new insights concerning the reflections of gender bias found in illustrations of the examined textbooks. Among the total 168 illustrations that have been analyzed by adopting a narrative system of visual images, 4 categories of the situations of illustrations have been examined, taking different traits and behaviors of each gender into consideration. Results show that gender bias in the forms of stereotypical images, male firstness and female marginalization are still prevalent in the textbooks studied.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
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978-2-494069-05-3
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2352-5398
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