Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks

The current study investigated the role of women as represented in preschool textbooks in Morocco. To this end, we have carried out a content analysis on the images representing female figures from 5 publishers (N=2789 images, N=95 books).The expectation that images of women would appear more promin...

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Autores: Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica, Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2019.03.011
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Palavra-chave:Identity
Female stereotyping
Content analysis
Textbooks
Childhood
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spelling Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooksCobano-Delgado Palma, VerónicaLlorent Bedmar, VicenteIdentityFemale stereotypingContent analysisTextbooksChildhoodThe current study investigated the role of women as represented in preschool textbooks in Morocco. To this end, we have carried out a content analysis on the images representing female figures from 5 publishers (N=2789 images, N=95 books).The expectation that images of women would appear more prominently in domestic and leisure settings than in professional ones was generally supported by the results. Although most of the professions represented are those traditionally associated with women, greater equity between men and women can still be observed. Publishers are attempting to represent a society that is dynamic, despite certain deep-rooted customs and traditions. Textbooks contribute to the learning and perpetuation of stereotyped perceptions. The results imply that it is important that the roles of women are evolving more quickly towards modernisation/westernisation than those of Moroccan society is. The traditional influences still visible in these books are a reflection of the current situation of Moroccan society.ElsevierTeoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía SocialHUM596: Educación de Personas Adultas y DesarrolloHUM468: Grupo de Investigación de Educación Comparada de Sevilla (GIECSE)2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/175088https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2019.03.011reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésWomen's Studies International Forum, 74, 137-142.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2019.03.011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1750882026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
title Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
spellingShingle Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
Identity
Female stereotyping
Content analysis
Textbooks
Childhood
title_short Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
title_full Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
title_fullStr Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
title_full_unstemmed Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
title_sort Identity and gender in childhood. Representation of Moroccan women in textbooks
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
author Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
author_facet Cobano-Delgado Palma, Verónica
Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
author_role author
author2 Llorent Bedmar, Vicente
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Teoría e Historia de la Educación y Pedagogía Social
HUM596: Educación de Personas Adultas y Desarrollo
HUM468: Grupo de Investigación de Educación Comparada de Sevilla (GIECSE)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Identity
Female stereotyping
Content analysis
Textbooks
Childhood
topic Identity
Female stereotyping
Content analysis
Textbooks
Childhood
description The current study investigated the role of women as represented in preschool textbooks in Morocco. To this end, we have carried out a content analysis on the images representing female figures from 5 publishers (N=2789 images, N=95 books).The expectation that images of women would appear more prominently in domestic and leisure settings than in professional ones was generally supported by the results. Although most of the professions represented are those traditionally associated with women, greater equity between men and women can still be observed. Publishers are attempting to represent a society that is dynamic, despite certain deep-rooted customs and traditions. Textbooks contribute to the learning and perpetuation of stereotyped perceptions. The results imply that it is important that the roles of women are evolving more quickly towards modernisation/westernisation than those of Moroccan society is. The traditional influences still visible in these books are a reflection of the current situation of Moroccan society.
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