Woman stereotypes and patriarchal hegemony : a feminist stylistics analysis of Iraqi folk proverbs
Other Title(s)
نمطية المرأة و التسلط الذكوري : تحليل نسوي أسلوبي للأمثال الشعبية العراقية
Author
al-Zubaydi, Nusayr Abbas Ghubin
Source
Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 58, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2019), pp.67-84, 18 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Education for Human Science / Ibn Rushd
Publication Date
2019-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The present research examines the stereotypical representations of women and women's position in the discourse practices of Iraqifolk proverbs from a feminist stylistics perspective.Sara Mills' (2008) theoretical framework is adopted to analyze a sample of 315proverbs drawn from written and oral sources.The analysis reveals that the sub-categories of woman in general and wife in particular arethe most frequently targeted in Iraqi proverbs.
Personal attributes are the most salient properties associated with Iraqi women compared to physical attributes.Women are generally represented negatively in the Iraqi proverbial discourse where proverbs are generally manipulated to disparage and denigrate women.
The traditional ideals of hegemonic masculinity, patriarchal ideology and gender inequality are encoded in the discourse of these proverbs.That is, the institutionalization of male domination and the secondary position of women are grounded in the structure of Iraqi society.
Finally, a number of conclusions are presented
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Zubaydi, Nusayr Abbas Ghubin. 2019. Woman stereotypes and patriarchal hegemony : a feminist stylistics analysis of Iraqi folk proverbs. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 58, no. 1, pp.67-84.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891464
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Zubaydi, Nusayr Abbas Ghubin. Woman stereotypes and patriarchal hegemony : a feminist stylistics analysis of Iraqi folk proverbs. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences Vol. 58, no. 1 (Mar. 2019), pp.67-84.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891464
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Zubaydi, Nusayr Abbas Ghubin. Woman stereotypes and patriarchal hegemony : a feminist stylistics analysis of Iraqi folk proverbs. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences. 2019. Vol. 58, no. 1, pp.67-84.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-891464
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 82-84
Record ID
BIM-891464