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Gendered Representations in Media

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Functionalist Perspective considers that society consists of various parts, which are inter-related and inter-dependent for the maintenance of society. Accordingly, a functionalist feminist theory looks into the functions of gender inequalities in terms of division of labor that is essential for the functioning of the social system.

Gaze, also known as look, refers to how viewers look at images of people in any visual medium and to the gaze of those depicted in visual texts.

Ideology is a system of values, beliefs, ideas that determine how power relations are organized within a society. It also implies the exercise of symbolic power through which ideas are used to justify and legitimize the interests of the dominant groups in society.

Male gaze refers to the voyeuristic way in which men look at women.

Patriarchy is a social system in which men are predominant in every aspect of the social sphere, and women are largely excluded from it.

Postmodernismis a broad social...

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  1. Department of Culture and Media Studies, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India

    Pranta Pratik Patnaik

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Patnaik, P.P. (2020). Gendered Representations in Media. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_125-1

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