The Applicability of Symbolic Annihilation in the Middle East

Lance, Elizabeth; Paschyn, Christina

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90838-0_3

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As an example, Attiya (2016) conducts an in-depth quantitative and qualitative examination of women at four Arab satellite television stations from 1996 to 2006 and finds that few women held administrative positions and no female held major editorial or editorial management positions. (40) E. A. Lance And C. M. Paschyn (2018) proves that this theory is applicable in non-Western societies with relation to their unique different context and traditions. It is employed to theorize the relationship between the broad representation of women and their material reality as mutually fundamental in Qatar.…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 91%

Symbolic Annihilation of women’s political roles in Egyptian T.V. drama in the peak of Egypt’s political changes (2010 to 2014)

Shaker,

Tayie

2024

CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examines the representation of women in T.V. Drama in a very critical stage in the transformation of the Egyptian political regime within the five years of 25 th January events (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014). In fact, women played a great role in the political changes that occurred in Egypt throughout its different historical stages as much as in the social life. Based on feminist media theory, this research employs an integrated method of approach through a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings show that the political changes in reality are not sufficiently reflected on the image of women in T.V. series during the 2011 events which results in the existence of symbolic annihilation of women in the political field in contrast to reality. From the perspective of T.V. industry, the study concludes that male writers, directors or producers are unaware of the need of fixing the gender gap in T.V. shows, while females are much more aware of the unreal and unjust representation of women in T.V. series.

show abstract

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 91%

Symbolic Annihilation of women’s political roles in Egyptian T.V. drama in the peak of Egypt’s political changes (2010 to 2014)

Shaker,

Tayie

2024

CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The never-ending challenge of understanding how media discourse portrays women in politics

Lira

2022

Journal of Multicultural Discourses

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ambivalent Sexism? Shifting Patterns of Gender Bias in Five Arab Countries

Jones

Mitchell

Martin

2021

International Studies Quarterly

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

While institutional support is growing for women in leadership positions across the Arab world, little is known about how rising numbers of women in roles of authority and expertise are being perceived. We examine how general theories of gender bias fit new data from a survey experiment spanning nationally representative samples in five Arab countries. The experiment captured how citizens judge women who adopt the stereotypically masculine role of a “hard-news” journalist. Results challenge conventional wisdom about the prevalence of classic sexism—a generalized antipathy toward women consistent with traditional definitions of prejudice. Instead, we find considerable support for ambivalent sexism, a more nuanced theory positing pro-male (hostile) as well as pro-female (benevolent) biases both detrimental to gender equality and requiring distinctive strategies to address. Although tentative, the findings also make a theoretical contribution suggesting that modernization processes may reverse gender biases, replacing classic patriarchy with so-called benevolent sexism rather than true gender-egalitarianism. Si bien el apoyo institucional a las mujeres en puestos de liderazgo está creciendo en el mundo árabe, poco se conoce acerca de cómo se perciben los números crecientes de mujeres en posiciones de autoridad y experiencia. Examinamos la manera en que las teorías generales de prejuicios de género se adaptan a los nuevos datos de una encuesta que abarca muestras representativas a nivel nacional en cinco países árabes. El experimento captó cómo los ciudadanos juzgan a las mujeres que adoptan el rol estereotípicamente masculino de periodistas de noticias duras. Los resultados desafían al conocimiento convencional acerca de la prevalencia del sexismo clásico, una antipatía generalizada hacia las mujeres que coincide con las definiciones tradicionales de prejuicio. En cambio, encontramos un apoyo considerable al sexismo ambivalente, una teoría más matizada que supone que los sesgos tanto en favor de los valores (hostiles) como en favor de las mujeres (benevolentes) son perjudiciales para la igualdad de género y requieren estrategias distintivas que abordar. A pesar de ser tentativos, los descubrimientos también hacen una contribución teórica que sugiere que los procesos de modernización pueden revertir los prejuicios de género, reemplazando el patriarcado clásico por el sexismo denominado “benevolente” en lugar de un verdadero igualitarismo de género. Bien que les institutions soutiennent de plus en plus les femmes pour qu'elles occupent des postes de direction dans le monde arabe, nous ne savons que peu de choses sur la manière dont les nombres croissants de femmes endossant des rôles de pouvoir et d'expertise sont perçus. Nous examinons la mesure dans laquelle les théories générales sur les préjugés de genre conviennent pour les nouvelles données d'une enquête expérimentale portant sur des échantillons nationalement représentatifs issus de cinq pays arabes. Cette enquête expérimentale a permis de saisir la manière dont les citoyens jugeaient les femmes adoptant un rôle stéréotypiquement masculin de journaliste traitant « d'informations sérieuses ». Les résultats remettent en question les idées reçues sur la prévalence du sexisme classique, une antipathie généralisée envers les femmes conforme aux définitions traditionnelles des préjugés. Au lieu de cela, nous avons constaté un soutien considérable d'un sexisme ambivalent, une théorie plus nuancée émettant le postulat que les partis pris pro-masculins (hostiles) ainsi que les partis pris pro-féminins (bienveillants) allaient tous deux au détriment de l’égalité des genres et qu'ils exigeaient des stratégies distinctives de traitement. Bien que ces résultats n'offrent qu'un début de réponse, ils apportent une contribution théorique suggérant que les processus de modernisation pouvaient inverser les préjugés de genre en remplaçant le patriarcat classique par un sexisme prétendument « bienveillant » plutôt que par un véritable égalitarisme des genres.

show abstract

The Applicability of Symbolic Annihilation in the Middle East

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Symbolic Annihilation of women’s political roles in Egyptian T.V. drama in the peak of Egypt’s political changes (2010 to 2014)

Symbolic Annihilation of women’s political roles in Egyptian T.V. drama in the peak of Egypt’s political changes (2010 to 2014)

The never-ending challenge of understanding how media discourse portrays women in politics

Ambivalent Sexism? Shifting Patterns of Gender Bias in Five Arab Countries

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About