Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina

The content analysis method is an essential tool to identify the various ideological positions of publishing houses as regards the manifest and latent content in their textbooks. In this paper, this method is described and used in order to inquire about the links between the hidden curriculum as a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martín Cieri
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Lanús 2020-10-01
Series:Perspectivas Metodológicas​
Subjects:
Online Access:https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/epistemologia/article/view/3170
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849224124753248256
author Martín Cieri
author_facet Martín Cieri
author_sort Martín Cieri
collection DOAJ
description The content analysis method is an essential tool to identify the various ideological positions of publishing houses as regards the manifest and latent content in their textbooks. In this paper, this method is described and used in order to inquire about the links between the hidden curriculum as a gender device (Da Silva, 1995, 2001a, 2001b) and the reproduction and/or possible transformations, total or partial, of the roles historically assigned to gender based on the “biological” sex in the images in primary level English coursebooks made in Argentina. The results show that, despite the legal progress in gender and sexuality made between 2006 and 2012, the occupations of women presented in the images do not tend to multiply and diversify, nor do they accompany the professionalization of women. The images still show women in traditional and predominant roles, this reflecting a social reality that would persist almost immutable. However, certain categories analyzed reflect a greater equality between men and women; others show relative equality; while others suggest inequality in its omission.
format Article
id doaj-art-2d0bae097d3c4566a4de16f2143a48e8
institution Kabale University
issn 1666-3055
2618-4125
language Spanish
publishDate 2020-10-01
publisher Universidad Nacional de Lanús
record_format Article
series Perspectivas Metodológicas​
spelling doaj-art-2d0bae097d3c4566a4de16f2143a48e82025-08-25T16:05:16ZspaUniversidad Nacional de LanúsPerspectivas Metodológicas​1666-30552618-41252020-10-01202410.18294/pm.2020.3170Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in ArgentinaMartín Cieri The content analysis method is an essential tool to identify the various ideological positions of publishing houses as regards the manifest and latent content in their textbooks. In this paper, this method is described and used in order to inquire about the links between the hidden curriculum as a gender device (Da Silva, 1995, 2001a, 2001b) and the reproduction and/or possible transformations, total or partial, of the roles historically assigned to gender based on the “biological” sex in the images in primary level English coursebooks made in Argentina. The results show that, despite the legal progress in gender and sexuality made between 2006 and 2012, the occupations of women presented in the images do not tend to multiply and diversify, nor do they accompany the professionalization of women. The images still show women in traditional and predominant roles, this reflecting a social reality that would persist almost immutable. However, certain categories analyzed reflect a greater equality between men and women; others show relative equality; while others suggest inequality in its omission. https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/epistemologia/article/view/3170Hidden curriculum, gender, publishing houses, images, English coursebooks.
spellingShingle Martín Cieri
Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
Perspectivas Metodológicas​
Hidden curriculum, gender, publishing houses, images, English coursebooks.
title Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
title_full Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
title_fullStr Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
title_short Content analysis method: A tool to un-hide gender inequalities in the images of English coursebooks made in Argentina
title_sort content analysis method a tool to un hide gender inequalities in the images of english coursebooks made in argentina
topic Hidden curriculum, gender, publishing houses, images, English coursebooks.
url https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/epistemologia/article/view/3170
work_keys_str_mv AT martincieri contentanalysismethodatooltounhidegenderinequalitiesintheimagesofenglishcoursebooksmadeinargentina