Eva Endah Nurwahyuni, 2211411017 (2015) SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION & IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL QUALITY A PORTRAITOF GENDER ROLE IN THE GLASS MENAGERIEPLAY. Under Graduates thesis, UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SEMARANG.

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This final project is aboutthe role of mother as primary agent of socialization in constructing the concept of gender roles toward her children. She sets certain standards that she wants her children to follow the values of Southern American culture that she has adopted in society around her. This final project isdivided into two objectives. First, the study intends to explain how the gender role concept constructed toward the children as represented in The Glass Menagerieplay. Second, the aim of this study is to identifythe consequences of gender role differences that profoundly affect the quality of individual lives as reflected in the play.I employedTennessee William‘s The Glass Menagerieplay as the object of mystudy. This studyis a qualitative study with Sociological approach. The data werein a form of words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues.They werecollectedby reading thescript of the drama thoroughly, interpreting,triangulating, identifying,inventorying, and reporting the data.Moreover, the datawerealso gained through reading some related sources, such as theoretical books, articles, essays, and journals. Some relevant theories werealso used to support the analysis and answer the statements of problem.This study results in several findings. First, parents areone of the influential agents of socialization in constructing the concept of gender role forthe children. In The Glass Menagerieplay, gender role socializationhas great influence in creating the concept of gender. Thissocialization is conducted by mother in some ways. It can be through her advices, plans also some actions. In fact, parents exert strong influences on individualin perceiving gender role concept. Masculine and feminine are quite conventional and the expectation connected to each gender becomesimportant to fulfill. Peoplehave to follow this certain standards to be socially accepted. Second, the presence of gender roles give consequences in life. It creates different gap toward men and women existence because women tend to be more dependent on men.In addition,they are also powerless and subordinate to men. The entire drama focuses on gender division which makes the sexes stand sharply apart.As a result, this condition also leadsmen to experience the pressurefor being the breadwinner of the family during the economic crisis. In fact, unequal positionand economic power heightens gender-based social inequalities.

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