Rethinking society and knowledge in Finnish social studies textbooks

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Table 1. Domains of society in relation to the content of social studies textbooks

Domain	FORUM I & II(228 pages)	ME NYT I & II(156 pages)	FORUM 9 (250 pages)	TAITAJA (226 pages)
Society of communities	communities, state, municipalities, families, minorities, population movements[ch I.I, I.II, II.II; 26 pages, 11%]	communities, families, minorities,population movements[ch I.1, II.2; 13 pages, 8%]	communities, families, minorities,population movements [ch 1–3, 9; 15 pages, 6%]	communities, families, minorities,population movements, demography [ch 0, 2, 5; 9 pages, 4%]
Society of participation and decision- making	local and national decision-making, opinion, elections, democracy, ways of influencing, student board, politicians, demonstrations[ch I.I, II.II; 26 pages, 11%]	local decision- making, meetings, student board, active citizenship, ways of influencing[ch I.1, II.2; 18 pages, 12%]	local-, national- and EU- level decision-making, political parties, lobbying, democracy, elections [ch 1, 25–33; 55 pages, 22%]	local-, national-, EU- level and global-level decision-making, political parties, democracy, elections [ch 26–35; 61 pages, 27%]
Society of economics, work and markets	consumption, home economics, taxation, saving, mediums of transaction, loans, (subliminal)advertising, fair trade, preferring domestic products, entrepreneurship, services, pricing, companies, (future) worklife, education, professions [ch I.V, II.III, II.IV, II.V; 72 pages, 32%]	economics, consumption, marketing, worklife, professions, entrepreneurial citizenship,networking, profit, education [ch I.3, I.4, II.3, II.4; 70 pages, 49%]	consumption, entrepreneurship, worklife, investing, taxation, economics, economic policy, public finances, social transfers, central banks, foreign trade, unemployment, labour market [ch 11–13, 16, 19–24; 62 pages, 25%]	consumption, entrepreneurship, worklife, investing, taxation, economics, economic policy, public finances, social transfers, central banks, foreign trade, unemployment, labour market [ch 3, 6, 13–15, 18–25, 30; 53 pages, 23%]
Society of media	news, media influencing, social media, netiquette[ch I:IV; 24 pages, 10%]	news, source criticism, media influencing, social media, netiquette, trolling [ch II.1; 14 pages, 9%]	media as watchdog, advertising [ch 14, 28; 9 pages, 3%]	media skills [ch 0, 16; 4 pages, 2%]
Society of rules, safety and well-being	children’s and individual rights, immaterial and material rights, school and family rules, age restrictions, laws and safety, school counsellor, school nurse, help services[ch I.I, I.II, I.III, I.IV, II.I; 51 pages, 22%]	school and family rules, children’s, individual and material rights, laws, criminal liability, safety, age restrictions, gambling, responsible citizenship [ch I.1, I.2, II.2; 28 pages, 18%]	individual rights, rules, laws and safety, demography, families, welfare state, authorities, criminality, legal system, fundamental rights, national defence, global threats, the future of public welfare services [ch 4–11, 14–15,17, 34–35; 82 pages, 33%]	individual rights, rules, laws and safety, services of the welfare state, authorities, criminality, legal system, fundamental rights, national defence, global threats, the future of public welfare services [ch 1–18, 23, 30, 34–36; 78 pages, 35%]