Kathuru, Muthoni Idah (2012) Gender Bias in the Language of Wedding Songs: A Case Study of Wedding Songs in Magumoni Division, Tharaka Nithi County. Masters thesis, Kenyatta University.
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Abstract
The study soughtto investigate gender bias in the language of wedding songs in Magumoni Division Meru South District. Images that portrayed gender bias were the focus. Two social variables of age and gender were investigated to find out how they influence people's perception on gender bias in the society. Using purposeful sampling we selected suitable respondents from the Meru community. We tape recorded selected wedding songs, identified images that depicted gender bias and subjected them to the opinion of the respondents. The images were analyzed using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) .There are five sections in the dissertation. There is an introduction; literature review and theoretical framework, data analysis, research methodology, summary and conclusion. The study reviewed that there was gender bias in the Meru community. Both men and women are discriminated in one way or another. Therefore the study added useful information to sexism and language in the society.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PC Romance languages P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Tim Khabala |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2017 12:01 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2017 12:01 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/2321 |
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