<i>Discriminated in Society and Marginalized in Media:</i> Social Representation of Christian Sanitary Workers in Pakistan

Ittefaq, Muhammad; Ejaz, Waqas; Jamil, Sadia; Iqbal, Azhar; Arif, Rauf

doi:10.1080/17512786.2021.1939103

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“…In a study regarding media representation of the sanitary workers (most of them belonging to religious minorities) Ittefaq et al (2021) discovered that such workers believe that "they do not have any representation in Pakistan's mainstream media which can voice their issues." They are also worried about their controversial social representation in the media.…”

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“…Some studies reveal that mass media gives positive coverage to minorities and their issues (Batool, 2018;Dogar & Rizvi, 2021;Ittefaq et al, 2021). Nevertheless, few studies reveal opposite results saying that media does not give importance to minorities and their issues (Ittefaq et al, 2021;Rahman, 2021). Hence, the major objective of this study is to determine the coverage patterns of the Pakistani minority groups in Daily Dawn, an English Pakistani newspaper.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…However, in the Pakistani context research has shown mixed trends concerning the portrayal of minorities in the country's media. Some studies reveal that mass media gives positive coverage to minorities and their issues (Batool, 2018;Dogar & Rizvi, 2021;Ittefaq et al, 2021). Nevertheless, few studies reveal opposite results saying that media does not give importance to minorities and their issues (Ittefaq et al, 2021;Rahman, 2021).…”

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Minorities Coverage on Minorities of Daily Dawn Newspaper in Pakistan

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Minorities are regarded as a significant portion of any society. They put plurality color in the society with their diverse cultures. These minorities help people to live together in a society and develop a tolerant attitude towards each other. In Pakistan, minorities comprise 3.8 percent of the total population. The flag of the country represents minorities with the white color. Though, minorities have contributed in all walks of the life of the country. However, minorities also face many critical problems. In this context, the media also plays a significant role to sensitize the issues of minorities. The main objective of this study is to determine the coverage of religious minority groups in the English Newspaper Daily Dawn. For this purpose, a quantitative content analysis of 100 news stories found (published during 2011-2021) through keywords search from the online webpage of Daily Dawn was analyzed with help of a coding sheet. The findings showed that most of the stories published in the Daily Dawn Epaper have a positive tone, following negative stories with a very low margin. Overall, the study found that minorities like Christians and Ahmadis are represented less in the coverage of the newspaper. However, most of the stories are related to the Hindus. Key Words: Minorities, Pakistan, Media Coverage, Daily Dawn, Content Analysis, Christian, Hindus

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Between Caste and Occupation: Issues of Sweeper Community in Kashmir

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Shah

2022

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Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by occupational ranking, intermarrying and ritual hierarchy. The hierarchy here includes disparities in status and access to goods and services. This disparity is mainly found among lower castes like sweepers. Sweepers belong to the lowest rung regarding caste and occupation from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. They use long-handled brooms and carts to sweep roads, gardens, marketplaces and other public places. This study attempted to review the existing literature to exhibit caste and occupation-based issues of this particular community in Kashmir. A systematic review methodology was espoused, and the relevant literature was searched through key databases, such as Google Scholar, Project Muse, PubMed, JSTOR and ScienceDirect, for this review paper by combining the keywords. The systematic review revealed that in Kashmir, the sweeper community was at the bottom of the caste and occupational structure. This mechanism institutionalizes the transmission of unclean work from generation to generation, and it was still a structural flaw that maintained inequality against the sweeper community. The people of this community are found educationally backward, socially ostracized and economically inferior. The upper castes typically forbid these people from entering their homes, whereas living amidst this community is deemed unpleasant. The process of caste mobility, such as Sayyidization, similar to Sanskritization and Ashrafization, is evident among the members of the sweeper community.

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Discriminated in Society and Marginalized in Media: Social Representation of Christian Sanitary Workers in Pakistan

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Minorities Coverage on Minorities of Daily Dawn Newspaper in Pakistan

Minorities Coverage on Minorities of Daily Dawn Newspaper in Pakistan

Between Caste and Occupation: Issues of Sweeper Community in Kashmir

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