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PAGE OF APPROVAL ... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... ii
PREFACE ... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iv
ABSTRACT ... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
LIST OF TABLES ... x
LIST OF APPENDICES ... xi
CHAPTER I ... 1
INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1. Background of the Research ... 1
1.2. Research Questions ... 3
1.3. Purposes of the Research... 3
1.4. Scope of the Research ... 3
1.5. Significance of the Research ... 3
1.6. Clarification of the Main Terms ... 4
1.7. Organization of the Research ... 5
1.8. Concluding Remark... 6
CHAPTER II ... 7
LITERATURE REVIEW ... 7
2.1. Gender ... 7
2.1.1. Conception of Gender ... 7
2.1.2. Gender Roles and Gender Construction ... 9
2.2. Gender in Social Context ... 12
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2.2.2. Gender Asymmetry ... 13
2.2.3. Portrayal of Gender Roles in Textbooks ... 15
2.3. Systemic Functional Linguistics ... 17
2.3.1. Theorizing Semiotics in SFL ... 17
2.3.2. Transitivity ... 18
2.3.2.1. Types of Processes ... 20
2.3.2.1.1. Material Process... 20
2.3.2.1.2. Mental Process ... 22
2.3.2.1.3. Relational Process ... 23
2.3.2.1.4. Behavioral Process... 24
2.3.2.1.5. Verbal Process ... 25
2.3.2.1.6. Existential Processes ... 26
2.3.2.2. Circumstantial Elements ... 26
2.4. Previous Research ... 29
2.5. Concluding Remark... 32
CHAPTER III ... 33
RESEARCH METODOLOGY ... 33
3.1. Design of the Research ... 33
3.2. Data Collection ... 35
3.3. Data Analysis ... 36
3.4.1. Analysis of Transitivity Elements ... 36
3.4.2. Classification of the Processes ... 37
3.4.3. Descriptive Analysis of the Portrayal of Gender Roles ... 37
3.4. Concluding Remark... 37
CHAPTER IV ... 38
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 38
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4.1.1. Material Process ... 39
4.1.2. Mental Process ... 42
4.1.3. Relational Process ... 44
4.1.4. Behavioral Process ... 47
4.1.5. Verbal Process ... 49
4.1.6. Existential Process ... 50
4.1.7. Circumstantial Elements ... 51
4.2. The Portrayal of Gender Roles ... 54
CHAPTER V ... 59
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 59
5.1. Conclusions ... 59
5.2. Suggestions... 61
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2. 1. Types of Circumstances ... 27
Table 3. 1. Description of Textbooks Used in the Research ... 34
Table 4. 1. The Distribution of Processes ... 38
Table 4. 2. The Occurrence of Material Process ... 41
Table 4. 3. The Occurrence of Mental Process ... 43
Table 4. 4. The Occurrence of Relational Process ... 46
Table 4. 5. The Occurrence of Behavioral Process ... 48
Table 4. 6. The Occurrence of Verbal Process... 50
Table 4. 7. The Occurrence of Existential Process ... 51
Table 4. 8. Types of Circumstance Associated with Male and Female Characters ... 52
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