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The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film

The role of the male as breadwinner is a common construction in society. However, there are families with certain agreements with particular conditions that require the husband to stay at home with domestic roles. This condition usually addressed the husband as a househusband. This research analyzes...

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Main Authors: Ridaryanthi, Melly, Briandana, Rizki, Halim, Umar, Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka, Hani Salwah Yaakup,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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spelling my-ukm.journal.234792024-05-13T01:22:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23479/ The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film Ridaryanthi, Melly Briandana, Rizki Halim, Umar Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka Hani Salwah Yaakup, The role of the male as breadwinner is a common construction in society. However, there are families with certain agreements with particular conditions that require the husband to stay at home with domestic roles. This condition usually addressed the husband as a househusband. This research analyzes signs identified in The Intern film (2015) that portrays the househusband which further interprets the characteristics and roles of the househusband. Roland Barthes’ semiotics method is applied in order to be able to analyse both the denotative and connotative meaning of the identified signs regarding the househusband. From the study, it is identified that there are two roles of househusbands constructed in the film 1) caregiving, and 2) act of service. Househusband duties are identified as everything domestic affairs outside of the public domain. The term househusband is not meaningfully accepted based on the preferences of men carrying out domestic duties, therefore, the term stay-at-home dad is preferred because it constructs the role of the father as a whole. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23479/1/88_99_664212358701PB.pdf Ridaryanthi, Melly and Briandana, Rizki and Halim, Umar and Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka and Hani Salwah Yaakup, (2024) The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film. e-Bangi Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 21 (1). pp. 88-99. ISSN 1823-884x http://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/index
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description The role of the male as breadwinner is a common construction in society. However, there are families with certain agreements with particular conditions that require the husband to stay at home with domestic roles. This condition usually addressed the husband as a househusband. This research analyzes signs identified in The Intern film (2015) that portrays the househusband which further interprets the characteristics and roles of the househusband. Roland Barthes’ semiotics method is applied in order to be able to analyse both the denotative and connotative meaning of the identified signs regarding the househusband. From the study, it is identified that there are two roles of househusbands constructed in the film 1) caregiving, and 2) act of service. Househusband duties are identified as everything domestic affairs outside of the public domain. The term househusband is not meaningfully accepted based on the preferences of men carrying out domestic duties, therefore, the term stay-at-home dad is preferred because it constructs the role of the father as a whole.
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author Ridaryanthi, Melly
Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Hani Salwah Yaakup,
spellingShingle Ridaryanthi, Melly
Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Hani Salwah Yaakup,
The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
author_facet Ridaryanthi, Melly
Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Hani Salwah Yaakup,
author_sort Ridaryanthi, Melly
title The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_short The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_full The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_fullStr The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_full_unstemmed The (Re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_sort (re) construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/23479/1/88_99_664212358701PB.pdf
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