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Textboos Review
Textbook Analysis
Textbook analysis of gender and racism bias.
Review a high school or college textbook from a core discipline (history, business, social studies, English)
"10 Ways to Analyze Books for Racism and Gender Bias"
List the name of the textbook being reviewed, subject of the book, date of publication.
Ancient World: Adventures in Time and Place. History. 1999.
List the authors and state the author's sex, if possible.
James Banks, male, Barry Beyer, male, Gloria Contreras, female, Jean Craven, Gloria Ladson-Billings, female, Mary A. McFarland, female, Walter C. Parker, male.
What grade level is this textbook written for?
Review the textbook type (written word) for cultural or gender stereotyping. Please indicate what item(s) you found and why the item(s) is specific to cultural or gender bias.
Although this particular book is about the history of different cultures and races to populate the planet, there are definitely signs of cultural bias. The book certainly seems...
The Judeo-Christian theology that dominates the vast majority of Western civilization is granted a degree of eminence that other theologies and religions are not, especially as pertaining to the covenant offered to Abraham and which is largely the basis of both Judaism and Christianity. Additionally, the vast majority of history in this manuscript pertains to men and mostly excludes the exploits of all but the most salient women.
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Review the textbook photos. Are there any photos which portray men or women or cultural groups in stereotyped roles or behavior?
Since this manuscript is predominantly about ancient civilizations in their indigenous areas, the most of the pictures depict cultural groups in stereotypical roles. There are images of ancient Chinese men and women picking rice, for instance. There are also photos of Eastern Indian women with dots on their foreheads and the vast majorities of their bodies covered up. Still, these pictures are…
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Character Development: Novel Review Novel Review: Character Development The novels, The Red Badge of Courage' by Stephen Crane and 'The Things they Carried' by Tim Obrien, are among the best depictions of the role played by introspection in helping individuals better understand themselves. This text depicts the journey to maturity of the protagonists in both novels, and how their development contributed to the full meaning of the work. Character Growth and Maturity during
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Learning Theology Book Review Christopher Hall is Chancellor of Eastern University and Dean of the Templeton Honors College. He has written extensively on scripture, and in the book Learning Theology with the Church Fathers, offers an innovative premise -- instead of listening to modern lectures and interpretations, turn to the source materials to study theology. The early church fathers were prolific writers, seminal thinkers and theologians, and while they did not
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