| 英文摘要 |
Employing the viewpoint of the civic subject, this paper examines gender discourses in the four major areas comprising senior high school civics and society textbooks in Taiwan, namely sociology, politics, law and economics. The results of this analysis show that although sociology has opened up discussions of multidimensional gendered citizenship, it still overly emphasizes liberal respect discourse; politics stresses that citizens of all sexes should be treated on equal footing, such that analysis of gender issues is ignored; although the area of law in part brings forth the oppression brought about by gender structure, when it comes to gender-related marriage issues the dual gender system still serves as the starting basis for discussion; lastly, economics presupposes the actors conducting economic activities as atomistic rational citizens acting in their own self-interest, as a result neglecting analysis of the gender structure behind economic behavior.Based on the above analysis, this article argues that in Taiwanese senior high school civics and society textbooks, although the knowledge content in the areas of politics and economics are different, both areas assume a genderless, universal liberal civic subject that precludes observation of the inequalities caused by gender structure. Consequently, this article suggests that civics and society curricula should be constructed on the basis of a civic subject embedded in particular cultures and group relations, which will contribute to directing students to explore and respond to significant gender issues in civic life. |