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STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF RACE AND GENDER REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS
- Date Issued:
- 2011
- Abstract/Description:
- This study examines introductory textbooks images across a variety of disciplines, with particular focus on the ways in which race and gender are shown. This study goes beyond a basic analysis of textbooks, however, and also explores student perceptions of textbook images. My data show that compartmentalization of gender and race into certain themes still occurs within some textbooks. Specifically, white men were more likely to be depicted as hard workers and contributors to the field than any other race and gender. Despite these results, students seemed mixed on the importance of textbook images with many students focused on the extent their textbook was useful for class.
Title: | STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF RACE AND GENDER REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS. |
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Name(s): |
Blankenship, Chastity, Author Grauerholz, Dr. Elizabeth, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Date Issued: | 2011 | |
Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | This study examines introductory textbooks images across a variety of disciplines, with particular focus on the ways in which race and gender are shown. This study goes beyond a basic analysis of textbooks, however, and also explores student perceptions of textbook images. My data show that compartmentalization of gender and race into certain themes still occurs within some textbooks. Specifically, white men were more likely to be depicted as hard workers and contributors to the field than any other race and gender. Despite these results, students seemed mixed on the importance of textbook images with many students focused on the extent their textbook was useful for class. | |
Identifier: | CFE0003878 (IID), ucf:48714 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
2011-08-01 Ph.D. Sciences, Department of Sociology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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Subject(s): |
Textbooks Perceptions Media Representations Race Gender |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003878 | |
Restrictions on Access: | public | |
Host Institution: | UCF |