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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF STEREOTYPING TRENDS OF WOMEN PORTRAYAL IN PAKISTANI DRAMAS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-IV).01      10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-IV).01      Published : Dec 2022

Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas

Abstract

    This paper investigates the comparison of how Pakistani women are stereotypically portrayed in Pakistani dramas with how they actually fit into society. The research follows the mixed-method approach. In the media industry, the portrayal of women all around the globe has been a subject of stereotypical agendas. These motives are discussed, considered, and pondered over. This is not the case in Pakistan. The topic of basing conventional narratives is still a well-known culture. In order to support this claim, this paper looked into the discrepancies between how Pakistani women are typically portrayed in Pakistani dramas and where they fit into the community. With the current affairs in Pakistan, Pakistani women are taking a stand for themselves and their rights, be that as it may, dramas still ponder over them being victims of society. This delineated outline will probe over the representation of women in dramas compared to society; is this the proper characterization of women, or not?

    Dramas, Stereotypical Portrayals, Working Women, Housewives

    (1) Syed Muhammad Sarim Sajid
    Senior Lecturer, Department of Media Studies, Bahria University Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Naureen Aleem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies and Communication, Sindh Madressatul Islam (SMI) University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Sajid, S. M. S., & Aleem, N. (2022). Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V(IV), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-IV).01

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    CHICAGO : Sajid, Syed Muhammad Sarim, and Naureen Aleem. 2022. "Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (IV): 1-12 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-IV).01

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    HARVARD : SAJID, S. M. S. & ALEEM, N. 2022. Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas. Global Digital & Print Media Review, V, 1-12.

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    MHRA : Sajid, Syed Muhammad Sarim, and Naureen Aleem. 2022. "Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V: 1-12

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    MLA : Sajid, Syed Muhammad Sarim, and Naureen Aleem. "Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas." Global Digital & Print Media Review, V.IV (2022): 1-12 Print.

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    OXFORD : Sajid, Syed Muhammad Sarim and Aleem, Naureen (2022), "Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas", Global Digital & Print Media Review, V (IV), 1-12

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    TURABIAN : Sajid, Syed Muhammad Sarim, and Naureen Aleem. "Critical Analysis of Stereotyping Trends of Women Portrayal in Pakistani Dramas." Global Digital & Print Media Review V, no. IV (2022): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2022(V-IV).01