| Abstract [eng] |
In our modern society exists stereotypical view of gender roles and images. It was noticed that there are a lot of significant gap in system of education, as learning tools – textbooks have not only educational function but also conveys a stereotypical image of the world, prevailing images of gender. The problem is that textbooks contains many traditional, typical, stereotypical gender roles and images which complicates the child‘s attitude to gender, may be harmful to the child‘s personality, it‘s development, psychology, communication process and the whole socialization process. The subject of master thesis – gender roles and images. The aim is to analyze and determine the prevailing gender roles and images of schoolbook. The major tasks: to review the biological and social concept of gender and their importance in socialization process; to define gender roles, images and their stereotypes; to analyze communicational role of the schoolbook and it‘s impact on the child‘s socialization process; to analyze illustrations of school textbooks of V-VIII grades and determine gender roles and images of them. The analysis of scientific literature and study, analysis of V-VIII grade biology, geography, history textbooks illustrations led to the conclusion that there are gender bias and principles of patriarchal society, underlying the male dominance and power. The textbook is measure of communication which reflects not only educational material but also cultural values, norms, public attitudes and stereotypes of gender behavior and images. Children take the standards of female and male behavior, gender roles over their socialization process. Standards indicates the expected division of labor between gender, relationship between members of family, at work and all communication process in gender social life. Men are the dominant gender in textbook illustrations and have positive characteristics, his activities associated with public ownership and power. The most role of men are charismatic, intelligent, relevant and active personality, woman – a „home fire guardian“and fosterer of traditional values. In this way of gender activity sphere differentiate because woman is in home environment and the men is outside the home. The most recurring images of gender are stereotypical – „normal man“, a housewife or beautiful, desirable personality. The only different and non-traditional image of man – the „new man“, but rarely found in textbook illustrations. Children reflect defective stereotyped gender roles and images which limitates the future of personality, professional opportunities, disrupt the communication process between the sexes. |
