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

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dc.contributor.authorAbd Aziz, Surayah
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T07:11:59Z
dc.date.available2019-04-01T07:11:59Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.description.abstractSince 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. This study also aims to discover if these magazines reflect the reality of women’s advancement toward equality and the inevitable change of male gender role in society.Gender in this study is discussed in relation to Malaysian social and cultural contexts. The analysis of the selected magazines’ textual content shows rampant stereotyping of gender roles and very little of women’s notable advancement toward equality as well as the evolution of both gender roles at work and at home.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7921
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectConstruction of gender identities inen_US
dc.subjectselected malaysian lifestyle magazinesen_US
dc.titleCommunicating Gender: Construction Of Gender Identities In Selected Malaysian Lifestyle Magazinesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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