日米中学校家庭科教科書の性差別撤廃問題

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The guideline were published to eliminate sex segregation in the USA of 1970's. The auther arranged those for checklist of 8 items in order to indicate the model of textbooks for homemaking at junior high level. In addition, mainly nonprinting media such as illustration, drawing and photo were made comparison between both countries. The results were as follows : 1. Clothing and child care were female-biased in two countries. Boys and men were appeared more in Japan than USA. 2. Textbooks of Japan had the table on necessity nutriments in quantity by sex, but, those of USA had no. The auther insisted that textbooks of Japan must have the content of difference among individual of nutrition. 3. Nontraditional occupation tended to appear more in USA than Japan. 4. The handicapped and minority were often appeared in American textbooks, but, not or few in Japanese. We must have the information of them, so the aged will increase in the near future and pupil can understand non-Japanese. 5. The women's achievments were neglected by both countries. Ellen Key, Montessori and Fuju Toyoda were indicated as the example of those that will be cited in homemaking textbooks.
1988-12-25