A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis
The present study is concerned with the stereotypical representation of gender in print media of Pakistani newspapers, in English and Urdu. The study specifically focused on discourse analysis critically for aspects of sexism and gender representation. The analysis of the selected texts from both English and Urdu newspapers was done in the light of three-dimensional model presented by Fairclough (1989) and the images were analyzed with objectification theory by Fredrickson and Roberts (1997). The analysis shows gender representation in these newspapers was deep-rooted in their ideological positioning determined by the typical social ideology. The analysis showed that women in Urdu newspaper are represented as objects in provocative manner. They are represented mostly in their stereotypical role like house wives and pieces of enjoyment for men. The English newspaper on the other hand, showed them more in their professional role though with some cultural tags as well.
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Gender, Objectification, Images, Newspapers, English, Urdu, CDA
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(1) Akasha Arooj
MPhil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Ghani Rahman
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Rafiq
MPhil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Arooj, A., Rahman, G., & Rafiq, M. (2022). A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Global Sociological Review, VII(I), 249-261. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).25
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CHICAGO : Arooj, Akasha, Ghani Rahman, and Muhammad Rafiq. 2022. "A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VII (I): 249-261 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).25
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HARVARD : AROOJ, A., RAHMAN, G. & RAFIQ, M. 2022. A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis. Global Sociological Review, VII, 249-261.
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MHRA : Arooj, Akasha, Ghani Rahman, and Muhammad Rafiq. 2022. "A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VII: 249-261
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MLA : Arooj, Akasha, Ghani Rahman, and Muhammad Rafiq. "A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review, VII.I (2022): 249-261 Print.
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OXFORD : Arooj, Akasha, Rahman, Ghani, and Rafiq, Muhammad (2022), "A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis", Global Sociological Review, VII (I), 249-261
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TURABIAN : Arooj, Akasha, Ghani Rahman, and Muhammad Rafiq. "A Study of Gender Representation in English and Urdu Newspapers in Pakistan: A Critical Discourse Analysis." Global Sociological Review VII, no. I (2022): 249-261. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).25