The Gender Analysis of Representation of Family Structure on the Iranian Television Drama (1383-1384 AP, March 2004-March 2005)

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1 Department of Social Sciences, University of Tehran

2 MA in Women's Studies, University of Tehran

Abstract

-       In contemporary societies, the television, as a powerful medium among the a media, is the most effective mechanisin for reproducing culture and its
-       lements. In this paper the authors try to answer the following questions:
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-       - What kind of family stmcture is presented in the Iranian Television programs?
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-       - Is there any link between this structure and the Iranian traditional culture?
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-       To answer the above questions, the family stmcture is investigated in three parts: family type, gender roles, and family relations. The method applied in this research is qualitative and quantitative content analysis. The present study demonstrated that in family structure which is presented on Television dramas, the reproduction of gender-role stereotypes create a kind of gender hierarchy and a sexual division of labour both of which require men to work - de the home to support the families while women stay at home in order re care of children and of the housework. In other words, women are not :: n enough credit for social duties. This is how the role differentiation ~. ~ en man and women or husband and wife is realized.

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Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological
Volume 4, Issue 3
December 2006
Pages 83-109

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