Ilustraciones y estereotipos de género en el texto escolar de lengua y literatura de sexto año de educación general básica

Abstract

The aim of the following work is to analyze the gender stereotypes to be found in the school textbook’s illustrations of Language and Literature of the 6th year of General Basic Education. This research is based on an explanatory and descriptive methodology, followed by a documentary and ethnographic methodology, under the mixed method. It begins with the approach to the educational center as well as to the subjects, continues with the environmental observation and concludes with a description of the problem. Other Instruments were also used, such as: interview, counting cards of illustrations with gender stereotypes, considering the organization of the book by units, curricular blocks, and contents. In order to create the theoretical framework, some theories and solid sources, which have been carried out in recent years, were considered to support this research. It continues with the analysis of the eight selected illustrations followed by the counting analysis technique of Laswell's model that determines the denotative and connotative content of Chaves' model. Finally, the outcomes were revealed, based on what was previously analyzed based on analysis instruments. The first consisted of counting the illustrations by curricular blocks, the second one in the activities performed by men and women in the social context, the third alludes to the roles played by both genders in society, and the last one analyzes the illustrations and the content. In addition, the interviews made were successfully conducted by keeping in mind both educational institutions and professors’ own interpretation.