Gender inequality portrayed through sexist language used by male characters in the North Country movie (2005)

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Dewi, Novita Vitria (2024) Gender inequality portrayed through sexist language used by male characters in the North Country movie (2005). Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

This research aims to find out types of sexist language and discuss gender inequality from the use of sexist language by male characters in the North Country movie. There are two research problems to be solved in this research, namely: (1) What types of overt and indirect sexism are used by male characters in the North Country movie (2) How is gender inequality portrayed through sexist language used by male characters in the North Country movie. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method to describe the phenomena studied systematically and clearly. To collect data, the researcher downloaded the movie transcript of North Country and matched it with the dialogue, then classified them by using the theory of Mills (2008) and Fakih (2005). The movie transcript was then analyzed to identify types of sexist language. The analysis continued by identifying how gender inequality was portrayed through types of sexist language used by male characters in the North Country movie. The result of this research revealed that there are 24 of the overall data obtained contained sexist language, 10 data contained types of overt sexism, namely 3 naming data, 2 generic pronoun data, 3 insult terms for women data, and 2 semantic derogation data. On the other side, 14 data contained indirect sexism, this research found six types of indirect sexism, namely, 3 humors data, 2 presuppositions data, 1 metaphor data, 1 conflicting message data, 1 collocation data, and 6 androcentric perspectives data. The researcher found that male characters in the North Country movie used the androcentric perspective more often. In connection with sexist language and gender inequality, male characters using derogatory language and perpetuating unfair stereotypical beliefs to belittle women, alongside the depiction of the mining company as a male-dominated space with women as a minority, portray the issue of gender inequality. The use of sexist language that portrays gender inequality is influenced by the male-dominated working environment and social expectations related to gender roles prevalent in society. The findings of this research offer comprehensive insights into how sexist language can portray the phenomenon of gender inequality.

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Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators:	Creators Email NIM Dewi, Novita Vitria novita.vd3110@gmail.com 03020320068
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email NIDN Thesis advisor Fi'aunillah, Tristy Kartika tristykartika@gmail.com - Thesis advisor Milal, A. Dzo'ul dzoulmilal@uinsby.ac.id 2015056002
Subjects:	Bahasa Inggris Linguistik
Keywords:	Sexist language; overt sexism; indirect sexism; gender inequality
Divisions:	Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris
Depositing User:	Novita Vitria Dewi
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2024 03:42
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2024 03:42
URI:	http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/70385

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