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A woman has no mouth' : a feminist critique of the portrayal of woman in siSwati prescribed books

Bibliography: leaves 93-102. / The study examines sexism in siSwati school prescribed books. The study takes the view that textbooks as cultural artifacts are important in the transmission of cultural attitudes, values and ideology, and therefore influence the gendering of identities. The selected prescribed books for SecondarylHigh School level in Swaziland are investigated for discrepancies in the treatment of male and female characters.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/7880
Date January 2001
CreatorsMabuza,Thoko J
ContributorsSteyn, Melissa, Kaschula, Russell
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Humanities, Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeMaster Thesis, Masters, MA
Formatapplication/pdf

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