In pursuit of Mr. Right: Constructed masculinities in Malay teen magazine

This paper seeks to explore the representation of masculinities in the print media, notably Malay teenage magazine in Malaysia.Through an analysis of a regular column of twelve sequential issues of a bi-monthly magazine, Remaja, this paper examines how masculinities are constructed in this magazine....

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Main Author:	Shaik Ismail, Sharifah Fazliyaton
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd. 2014
Subjects:	NE Print media P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:	http://repo.uum.edu.my/13075/1/pro73.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/13075/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.325
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spelling	my.uum.repo.130752016-05-25T08:09:15Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/13075/ In pursuit of Mr. Right: Constructed masculinities in Malay teen magazine Shaik Ismail, Sharifah Fazliyaton NE Print media P Philology. Linguistics This paper seeks to explore the representation of masculinities in the print media, notably Malay teenage magazine in Malaysia.Through an analysis of a regular column of twelve sequential issues of a bi-monthly magazine, Remaja, this paper examines how masculinities are constructed in this magazine.The analysis revealed that the magazine reinforces hegemonic masculine ideals, in particular, through romantic heterosexual relationships.The male's voice is dominant in shaping the behaviours of the females while the females are found to be overtly active in ensuring the progression of the romantic relationship. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd http://repo.uum.edu.my/13075/1/pro73.pdf Shaik Ismail, Sharifah Fazliyaton (2014) In pursuit of Mr. Right: Constructed masculinities in Malay teen magazine. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 155. pp. 477-483. ISSN 1877-0428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.325 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.325
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description	This paper seeks to explore the representation of masculinities in the print media, notably Malay teenage magazine in Malaysia.Through an analysis of a regular column of twelve sequential issues of a bi-monthly magazine, Remaja, this paper examines how masculinities are constructed in this magazine.The analysis revealed that the magazine reinforces hegemonic masculine ideals, in particular, through romantic heterosexual relationships.The male's voice is dominant in shaping the behaviours of the females while the females are found to be overtly active in ensuring the progression of the romantic relationship.
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title	In pursuit of Mr. Right: Constructed masculinities in Malay teen magazine
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publisher	Elsevier Ltd.
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In pursuit of Mr. Right: Constructed masculinities in Malay teen magazine

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