Revealing Hidden Gender Bias: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Sara Mills In The Textbook Cerdas Cergas Berbahasa Dan Bersastra Indonesia For Senior High School

Dinda Putri Sholihah; Dian Uswatun Hasanah

Authors

Dinda Putri Sholihah Tadris Bahasa Indonesia, Fakultas Adab dan Bahasa,
Dian Uswatun Hasanah Tadris Bahasa Indonesia, Fakultas Adab dan Bahasa, Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta, Indonesia

Keywords:

Textbook, Gender Bias, Sara Mills’ Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

The role of textbooks, which are widely used and serve as official references in the learning process, makes the study of gender representation within them highly important. This research aims to analyze gender bias in Indonesian language textbooks for senior high schools using Sara Mills’ Critical Discourse Analysis, focusing on the subject–object and writer–reader positions. The method employed is descriptive qualitative, with Sara Mills’ Critical Discourse Analysis as the analytical technique. The data sources are the Cerdas Cergas Berbahasa dan Bersastra Indonesia textbooks for Grades X, XI, and XII, published by the Ministry of Education. The data consist of textual excerpts that reveal gender relations. Data were collected through documentation studies, and data validity was ensured using theory triangulation. The results show that: (1) gender bias in the subject–object position appears in the forms of subordination, stereotyping, and violence against women; and (2) gender bias in the writer–reader position is reflected through direct address using first- and third-person pronouns.

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