scholarly journals Comparative Study of Socio-Ideological Practices in English Textbooks in Pakistani Context

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 269-286
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahsan ◽  
Tahira Asgher ◽  
Noshaba Younus
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender

The present study is an effort to examine and compare the way socio-ideological practices are projected in the Oxford English Textbook Grade 5 and the English Textbook 5 published by the Punjab (Pakistan) Textbook Board (PTB) prescribed for the government, semi-government and private schools of the Punjab province. The content analysis was employed to find out the percentages of categories and subcategories of reading passages and exercises of the prescribed English textbooks. Socio-Ideological statements were analyzed through the representation of patriotic values and gender roles in the context of local and foreign EFL textbooks. The research findings and results make it visible from the current instructional materials or prescribed English textbooks that the Oxford English textbook is superficial and shallow with respect to its treatment of the target (Pakistani) culture. The textbook is therefore inadequate to the task of teaching and transmitting socio-ideological practices in the deeper sense. Contrary to it, the PTB English textbook offers a limited ground for learning English at length.

Representing Women ‘Our Way’: An English Language Teaching Television Programme in Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-122
Author(s):  
Vivimarie VanderPoorten Medawattegedera
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
School Children ◽  
English Language ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Research On Teaching ◽  
Television Programme ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
And Gender

Research on gender representation in English textbooks reveals that messages about gender roles and gender identity transmitted through texts affect the future behaviour of children as they formulate their own roles in society. There is a limited number of studies on visual analysis of gender in textbooks and a dearth of such research on teaching materials in Sri Lanka. This study analyses a TV programme produced to teach school children English in order to uncover the ideological assumptions related to gender and gender roles embedded in the programme.

Families on the Move: The Changing Role of Afghan Refugee Women in Iran

Hawwa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homa Hoodfar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Tribal Societies ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Women's Role

AbstractIn their attempts to "modernize" and bring about socio-economic change, Afghan governments have been preoccupied with restructuring the institutions of marriage and family, and women's role within them, since the 1880s. Serious commitment to introduce legal reform and democratize the family and gender roles cost King Amanullah his throne (1919–1929). From 1930 to 1976 the government attempted a gradual approach introducing reforms piecemeal which had little impact beyond the capital and major cities. After the coup d'état in 1973 and the installation of socialism, the regime introduced a new family decree (known as Number 7) in October 1978 and aggressively pursued women's education and the reform of family laws. This policy incensed the conservative communities and tribal societies, who rebelled against the government; the ensuing Russian occupation brought about the resistance movements and subsequent civil war that has wreaked havoc on Afghanistan for more than two decades. Many conservatives who had tried to resist the intended changes regarding family law and education for girls and "protect" their women, who represented the males honor, decided to leave the country with their families. More than six million Afghans moved to neighboring countries, mostly to Iran and Pakistan. Examining data collected among Afghan refugees in Iran from 1999 to 2002, this paper argues that, ironically, living in exile has brought about the very changes resistance to which had forced them into the refugee situation. Forced to cope with a crisis situation, they developed economic and social survival strategies that altered women's role. Moreover, that exposure to an Islamic society very different from their own brought about structural and ideological changes in the family and in gender roles which legal reforms in Afghanistan had failed to induce. Given the considerable size of the refugee population in Iran (but also in Pakistan and elsewhere) and the destruction of the old fabric(s) of Afghan society, this paper argues that these changes may be irreversible.

scholarly journals The Representation of the “Other” in the Turkish TV Advertisements

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-162
Author(s):  
Içten Duygu Ozbek ◽  
Huriye Toker
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Prime Time ◽  
Symbolic Annihilation ◽  
Tv Advertising ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Tv Commercials

Turkey, which has a rich cultural mosaic, consists of the combination of many ‘Others’, including cultural, religious and ethnic the ‘Others’; the ‘Other’ as a gender role; as refugees, emigrants, etc. In such a multicultural climate, our research aim is to identify the stereotypes that represent the ‘Other’ in TV advertisements on Turkey’s mainstream channels. For this purpose, we examined 101 prime-time TV commercials that were broadcast on the five most watched mainstream TV channels between September and December 2020. Having conducted the quantitative and qualitative content analysis of TV commercials, we revealed the symbolic annihilation of the ‘Others’ in the Turkish advertising environment, which is accordance with the conservative perception of the country. In line with the international research, we came to the conclusion that the white Turkish men with medium-high socioeconomic status were heavily represented in the prime-time Turkish TV advertising. Nevertheless, it was also revealed that gendered visibility of the others as well as women portrayals were considered only as the ‘Other’ in the Turkish TV ads. Besides, our research findings overwhelmingly reflect the hegemonic culture and highly traditional views on gender roles.

Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Early China: The Changing Biographies of Lord Ling of Wei and Lady Nanzi

NAN Nü ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Early China ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Chinese Texts ◽  
Philosophical Texts ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Considerable Body

AbstractTowards the end of his life, Lord Ling of Wei (r. 534-493 BCE) effectively abdicated in favor of his wife, Lady Nanzi. Such a transfer of power seems to have been unique in Zhou dynasty China, and these events were discussed at some length in ancient historical and philosophical texts. Throughout the imperial era scholars and commentators continued to study Lord Ling and Lady Nanzi, producing a considerable body of research which reflects changing attitudes to the nature of ruler's rights and authority, and which also documents responses to the couple's apparent rejection of accepted social and gender roles. Although their actions were often portrayed positively in early Chinese texts, the overwhelming majority of scholars who studied their biographies in the imperial era were hostile to the concept of a woman taking control of the government of a state. The tension between the accounts found in ancient texts and subsequent scholarship is the subject of this paper.

scholarly journals Devisa dan Turis Mancanegara

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 79-82
Author(s):  
Teguh Permanaa ◽  
Andriani Puspitaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Government ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Large Decline

This study aims to determine the economic conditions in terms of foreign tourists as foreign exchange earners during the Covid19 pandemic in Indonesia. The research method used is descriptive method and content analysis. Broadly speaking, the systematic writing is more narrative that collects the opinions of experts, journals, books and writings published on the internet related to foreign exchange and foreign tourists. The results showed that foreign exchange and foreign tourists experienced a very large decline since the spread of the Covid19 virus. The research findings imply that the government must immediately take quick steps to overcome this in order to increase the country's foreign exchange.

scholarly journals The role of gender in the use of Hungarian address forms

2019 ◽  
pp. 175-187
Author(s):  
Ágnes Domonkosi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender

Forms of address are directly related to the nature of social relationships. The gender of the discourse partners, including the question whether they are of the same or different genders, thus has an impact on the use of forms of address. The goal of this paper is to highlight the major gender-related characteristics of Hungarian address practices by reporting on a comprehensive sociolinguistic study based on questionnaires and interviews. In line with the perspective of social constructivism, the gender-related usage patterns of address forms are interpreted as actively shaping the construal of particular relationships and gender roles rather than merely reflecting them. Thus, the research findings suggest that iterative patterns in the use of more confidential/affectionate forms with women contribute to the maintenance of female gender roles.

Why we can’t and shan’t measure gender

Human Affairs ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Fúsková ◽  
Lucia Hargašová ◽  
Simona Andraščiková
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Femininity And Masculinity ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe aim of this article is to draw attention to the fact that the constructions of gender - frequently quantified in scientific research (and practice)—are unstable across time and space. In this regard, we look at the genesis of the measures and definitions reflective of the social change and knowledge that has shaped views on the gender dimensions. Our analysis of gender measures shows that the majority are based on definitions that conceive of femininity and masculinity as stable personality traits and that these measures are part of essentialist assumptions on gender roles and gender identity. We consider these measures to be strongly stereotypical and “outdated”. In the second part, we put forward evidence, from research findings, that indicates that perceptions of gender have not just changed over time. Different interpretations of masculinity and femininity exist within specific cultures, social categories and spaces.

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