D. Technique of the Data Analysis
The data were analyzed based on the six aspects of gender representation in the textbook suggested by Logsdon as follows:
1. Femalemale pictures: the writer counted the number of femalemale
pictures presented in the Bright. 2.
Femalemale mentioned: the femalemale mentioned in the Bright was counted. it included both female and male names, personal pronoun e.g. he,
she, his, her, and femalemale term e.g. Sir, ma ’am.
3. FemaleMale roles: the occupational roles of femalemale e.g. student,
teacher were counted 4.
Femalemale games: the writer counted the number of femalemale games or sports e.g. football, tennis found in the Bright.
5. Femalemale roles models: the role models presented in texts or exercises
were counted. 6.
Pattern of mentioning femalemale names: the order of mention of female and male names in a single phrase e.g.sally and John was counted.
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CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A. Data Description
In this study, six aspects were analyzed in the textbook including femalemale pictures, femalemale mentioned, roles, games, role models, and
pattern of mentioning femalemale names. All units of the textbook were analyzed. The data are described as follow:
1. Femalemale pictures
It was found in the textbook that female and male pictures were presented unequally. All units contain female and male pictures except unit 8. It happens
because the unit discusses about things.
Table 4.1 The Number of Female and Male Pictures In the Textbook
Unit Female
Male
Unit 1 11
12 Unit 2
10 17
Unit 3 28
19 Unit 4
14 43
Unit 5 24
20 Unit 6
8 6
Unit 7 6
3
Unit 8 Unit 9
2 2
Unit 10 1
4 Unit 11
3 3
Unit 12 16
19
Total 123
148
2. Femalemale mentioned
Apart from the number of the female and male pictures, the number of female and male mentioned was counted in the textbook within a single word,
exercises, and reading texts. The results show that there are more female mentions than male mentions. The ratio of female to male mentioned is 1.04:1.
The total number of female mentioned is 377, while, males are mentioned 362 times.
Table 4.2 The Number of Female and Male Mentioned In the Textbook
Unit Female
Male
Unit 1 35
26 Unit 2
33 41
Unit 3 41
39 Unit 4
4 18
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