The image of women representing the world of politics in selected polish opinion weeklies during an parliamentary election campaign 2015 and Muted Group Theory Cover Image

Obraz polityczek w okresie wyborów parlamentarnych 2015 w wybranych polskich tygodnikach opinii a teoria zagłuszanej grupy
The image of women representing the world of politics in selected polish opinion weeklies during an parliamentary election campaign 2015 and Muted Group Theory

Author(s): Katarzyna Brzoza
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: gender; women; politics; opinion weekly; parliamentary election; content analysis

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the results of a content analysis of the opinion weekly magazines - „Wprost”, „Polityka”, Newsweek Polska” and „Do Rzeczy”. The Polish parliamentary campaign in 2015 is the period of research. The aim of the conducted analysis is to show if the Polish politician women are presented in the publications and what image of women involved in politics is promoted by the reviewed weeklies. The collected research materials analyse through the prism of assumptions of Muted Group Theory (MGT) created by Edwin Ardener and popularized by Cheris Kramarae.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 139-154
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish