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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > gender in the media > media modes > textbooks
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > publications > textbooks
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > publications > textbooks
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communications media > publications > textbooks
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > communications media > publications > textbooks
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > publications > textbooks
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > information materials > publications > textbooks
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > textbooks
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > textbooks
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communications media > teaching materials > textbooks
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > communications media > teaching materials > textbooks

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textbooks  

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  • Textbooks typically represent manuals of instruction or standard books in particular branches of study as well as powerful and often controversial political and ideological symbols within curriculum studies because they signify particular constructions of reality and particular ways of selecting and organizing information and knowledge. That is to say, the selection of textbook content legitimates and enfranchises some groups' cultural capital while disenfranchising and making illegitimate the “other.” In short, textbooks are manufactured articles that play a major role in defining whose culture is taught. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Textbooks]

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