The Multimodal Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in the Indonesian Textbooks for Deaf Students

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10.2991/assehr.k.220129.062How to use a DOI?

Keywords

deaf textbooks; gender inequality; special education; Indonesian special senior high school

Abstract

Numerous studies on gender representation in Indonesian textbooks have portrayed gender stereotypes in textbooks that demonstrate gender inequality, such as sexual violence, sexism, and double burden. However, there are only a few studies on gender representation in textbooks dedicated to students who are deaf. This study aimed to analyze gender stereotypes in the Indonesian special senior high schools textbooks dedicated to deaf students, using qualitative method. The results of this study show that gender inequality existed in some of the textbooks. Gender inequality was mainly portrayed in the figures and the materials illustrated in the English learning textbook for Grade 11 dedicated to students who are deaf. The figures and the materials in the textbooks did not demonstrate equality of occupation for both genders. Since deaf students, who rely heavily on visual aspects during their learning, need to be exposed to materials that demonstrate gender equality to foster gender equality awareness, it is recommended for textbook designers to develop textbooks that illustrate gender equality.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Alfina Fadilatul Mabruroh
AU  - Gunarhadi
AU  - Herry Widyastono
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/31
TI  - The Multimodal Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in the Indonesian Textbooks for Deaf Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Current Issues in Education (ICCIE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 341
EP  - 346
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220129.062
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220129.062
ID  - Mabruroh2022
ER  -