Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: his paper focuses on the manifestation of two forms of sexism in the popular novel of E.L. James. By making use of content analysis, a method used to obtain the objective, systematic, and content manifest of communication, this research seeks to find a weave of similar patterns present in the literary work. The representation of patriarchy, sexism, and gender stereotypes through the characters, plot, setting, theme, and literary symbols employed in the story were used as coding categories in the novel. The author made use of Glick and Fiske’s concept of hostile and benevolent sexism to create a distinction between two forms of sexism that were present in two literary works. The former is the most common and antagonistic way of discriminating and dominating women, while the other can elicit positive responses and is usually attributed to a display of good character like chivalry. Through this distinction, the study explores how this popular literature continues to propagate gender stereotypes. It examines how different media such as film, television, and popular literature, in particular, continue to serve as powerful platforms of ideology/models on how women willcome to define themselves in relation to the “other.”
Source: Mabini Review
DOI: 10.70922/62d2vk58
Author: Agnes Sunga
Institution: Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Language: English
Topic: Gender and Feminist Studies
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406777602