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Kamis, 26 Juni 2008

- WOMEN STEREOTYPING IN AMERICA AS REFLECTED IN MISS CONGENIALITY FILM




By:
Anisah
01026108

ABSTRACK

In this graduating paper the writer choose Miss Congeniality as object of the study. The graduating paper is aimed to describe women stereotyping in America as reflected in Miss Congeniality film.

To analyze this topic, the writer uses America studies as the interdisciplinary approach. Interdisciplinary approach is study which uses more than one approach to research a culture. This study applies pop culture, feminist approach, stereotype theory, and sociological approach. Pop culture states that a film a part of popular culture, in this case, film is something liked by the society in general. Besides that, the writer also uses film theory as literary work. It states that film is a part of literary work. Feminist approach that is used to describes values of femininity. Stereotype approach is used by the writer to find out and to describe women stereotype. The last is sociological approach used to understand the social condition of society in order to understand the problem in the film.

The result of the analysis can be concluded that women stereotype is a standardized conception or image of specific group of people or objects. In the Miss Congeniality film image of women in social condition in America shows that the ideal beauty for women that make women seen as sexual object for men. Women as sexual object is including of women stereotype. Another women stereotyping is women is a weak, less smart and not independent.


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