Browsing by Author "Nyfors, Ulrika"

Previous studies have not focused on milk's meaning and role in study books. The aim of this research is to find out in which ways study milk is presented in environmental studies' study books and what kinds of meanings are related to milk and dairy products. The research also aims to find out how these milk-related meanings have changed between years 1969–2016 and how they are being weighted. It is also studied if Finns are driven to consume milk and dairy products and why milk is so meaningful for most of the Finns. This research aims as well to find out what kind of potential consequences textbooks have on child's ideas and attitudes towards milk and dairy products. The research was carried out by studying environmental studies' textbooks made by publishing house Otava published between years 1969–2016. Milk-related entities were collected from textbooks. By using the collected material different milk-related categories were formed. The data was analyzed by using content analysis. This research showed that milk was presented in four different categories in textbooks. These categories were Milk as nutrition for young, Milk as means of earning one's living, Milk as health's contributor and Miscellaneous. The bias and the presence of these categories varies between and through the years and classes. The present critical view on milk could not been seen in textbooks.