Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines

Since media not only reflects differences between gender roles through its content, but also influences matters on gender with stereotyping. This study examines how six Malaysian women and men’s lifestyle magazines published in the twenty-first century portray gender roles today. Guided by feminist...

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Main Author: Aziz, Surayah Abd
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/43896/1/SURAYAH%20ABD%20AZIZ.pdf
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description Since media not only reflects differences between gender roles through its content, but also influences matters on gender with stereotyping. This study examines how six Malaysian women and men’s lifestyle magazines published in the twenty-first century portray gender roles today. Guided by feminist theories, the textual analysis of both Bahasa Malaysia and English language lifestyle magazines of Her World, Wanita, Nona, Maskulin, Glam Lelaki and Men’s Health helps uncover how gender identities are constructed and if these magazines promote stereotypes that uphold a patriarchal system that affects national policies pertaining to women and their progress.
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spelling usm.eprints-438962019-04-12T05:24:50Z http://eprints.usm.my/43896/ Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines Aziz, Surayah Abd P87-96 Communication. Mass media Since media not only reflects differences between gender roles through its content, but also influences matters on gender with stereotyping. This study examines how six Malaysian women and men’s lifestyle magazines published in the twenty-first century portray gender roles today. Guided by feminist theories, the textual analysis of both Bahasa Malaysia and English language lifestyle magazines of Her World, Wanita, Nona, Maskulin, Glam Lelaki and Men’s Health helps uncover how gender identities are constructed and if these magazines promote stereotypes that uphold a patriarchal system that affects national policies pertaining to women and their progress. 2018-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/43896/1/SURAYAH%20ABD%20AZIZ.pdf Aziz, Surayah Abd (2018) Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle P87-96 Communication. Mass media
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Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title_full Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title_fullStr Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title_full_unstemmed Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title_short Communicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazines
title_sort communicating gender construction of gender identities in selected malaysian lifestyle magazines
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