The Sexist Occupational Representation in English Textbooks of Iranian High schools-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Sexist Occupational Representation in English Textbooks of Iranian High schools

Published:2020-12-03 Issue:2 Volume:9 Page:138-147
ISSN:2180-2726
Container-title:Issues in Language Studies
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Author:

Bahman Masoumeh

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the occupational roles assigned to women and men in three volumes of English textbooks of Iranian high schools (Birjandi, Soheili, Nowruzi, & Mahmoodi, 2006) using Hartman and Judd’s (1978) framework. The results of the inferential and descriptive analyses demonstrated that these textbooks were 99% sexist in regards to occupational roles as men were depicted in high-status jobs, but women were represented in low-status jobs. In addition, men were manifested in a greater range of occupations than women.

Publisher

UNIMAS Publisher

Subject

Linguistics and Language,Communication,Language and Linguistics,Cultural Studies

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