• Reshma Prasad

Textbooks are highly important teaching aids since they are used in classrooms on a regular basis and they have an authoritative power. Stereotypical gender representation and gender-biased use of language in textbooks may affect students’ performances and social behaviour. The main purpose of this study was to assess how men and women are represented in the SCERT 9th std textbook and how gender messages influences the students. The analysis showed that the proportion of male characters is 53.33%, which is higher than the proportion of female characters 26.66% in the textbook. The study also reveals that female characters are attributed more domestic and indoor jobs. Textbooks act as a potential tool for introducing social norms and values among the students. It is important to note that students may acquire consciously or unconsciously both explicit and implicit knowledge provided by the contents embedded in the textbook. Gendered messages have the potential to influence the development of students’ attitudes at an impressionable age. Therefore there arises a need for balance in representation of roles for both men and women.

Bias – n. a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly Gender – n. the state of being male or female Stereotype – n. an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

"Stereotypical Gender Representation on the selected Textbook", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.307-310, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I75.pdf

"Stereotypical Gender Representation on the selected Textbook", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp307-310, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I75.pdf