其他摘要：This study explored the significance of images of the elderly in Chinese-language high school textbooks from publishers in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore, using quantitative and qualitative methods. The
results revealed that the elderly seldom appear in textbooks. The most common
elderly characters are grandparents. Gender and occupational stereotypes still
exist. The active and passive rhetoric in the target textbooks shows the elderly as
altruistic in unfavorable situations. More specifically, Taiwanese textbooks emphasize the elderly’s self-actualization. Mainland Chinese textbooks describe
them through political issues such as classes, wars, and patriotism. Hong Kong
textbooks often comment on the life experiences of lower-class elderly people.
Singaporean textbooks show the variety of character among elderly people and
their social contribution. Images of the elderly are founded on caring for others
and being cared for in daily life; transmitting their life experience, wisdom and
culture; making a contribution in both the upper and lower classes; and reinterpreting the meaning of the old.
关键词：老人形象;國語文;國中;教科書;性別
其他关键词：images of the elderly, Chinese language, junior high school,
textbook, gender
