Imagery of women in TV drama: Some procedural and interpretive issues

McNeil, Jean C.

doi:10.1080/08838157509363788

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“…The type of problems women have, the nature of interactions, and focus of their activities, indicate their home and family bound orientation women primarily appear on TV in a narrow social context of interpersonal relationship (Mcneil, 1975). Elena Beasley noted that women are underrepresented in television.…”

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Violence Against Women: Analysis Of Some Works Related To Media

Parveen

2015

PJGS

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The mass media have important role in modern society as the main channel of communication. The population relies on the media as the main source of information and the basis on which they form their opinions. Any selection of messages in the mass media will therefore have a profound effect on the entire society. A society cannot progress unless if women are given due recognition and respect. Mass media can play a significant role in reflecting social realities and in profiting the positive role of women, as envisaged in Islam. This article has examined the prevalence of violent assault against women in Pakistani society. Some works related to media and women have been stressed.

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Section: Work In Mediamentioning

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Violence Against Women: Analysis Of Some Works Related To Media

Parveen

2015

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“…Women are projected as submissive and dependent being, and in some cases, they are not even treated as humans (Pervaiz, n.d.). McNeil (1975) said that in classical and fiction based movies women are not projected in real characters, they are represented as traditional female even if they are working women and their activities are shown family oriented. Gallagher (1979) identifies that women are projected in extreme roles either perfectly good or totally evil like a mother or a whore, pure or call girl, traditional or modern.…”

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Analysis Of Gender Stereotypes In Movies

Manzoor

Rehma

Rauf³

2016

PJASS

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Structure of the society is the arrangement of various factors on the basis of traditions and ethics, and these values are transferred from generation to generation. The most important thing is that the pattern of the society should be balanced, which is obviously not practical in our society as this trend is seen in all aspects of our life. Media is a very important institution, yet it has not portrayed women in positive manner. If we see film medium, women are represented as sex object and commodity in a stereotypical roles. This under representation of women in movies created imbalance in the society, yet it also embeds a negative and inferior image of women in people’s mind. In this study, to highlight these issues library research and content analysis is used to analyze gender stereotype in movies because women are projected and used as commodity in movies which distorts their image.

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The Representation of Women's Roles in Women's Magazines Over the Past 30 Years

Demarest

Garner

1992

The Journal of Psychology

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Imagery of women in TV drama: Some procedural and interpretive issues

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

Violence Against Women: Analysis Of Some Works Related To Media

Violence Against Women: Analysis Of Some Works Related To Media

Analysis Of Gender Stereotypes In Movies

The Representation of Women's Roles in Women's Magazines Over the Past 30 Years

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