美国流行歌曲中的女性形象分析（19602003）

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1、--ABSTRACTAbstractThepresentstudy,unlikepreviousonesonfemaleportrayalsinpopularlyrics,seekstoprovideafreshperspectivebyfocusingonthesynchronicanddiachroniccomparisonofperceivedfemaleimage(lyricalfemaleportrayal)betweenwomansoloperformers,musicgroupswithfemalevocalistsorall-womanmusicalgr

2、oupsandmansoloperformers,musicalgroupswithmalevocalistsorall-manmusicalgroups.Basedonthesocialidentitytheoryandtherelationshipbetweengender&perception,the dissertationtriestotestifythatmalesingers’songsperceiveandshapemore stereotypicalfemaleimagesthatareinfavorofmalegroup’sself-evaluati

3、on,whileitis theothercaseforfemalesingers;andatthesametime,againsttheAmericancultural andsocialbackground(1960-2003)andtherelationshipbetweencultureandperception, triestohavearightlookatlyricalfemaleimagedevelopmenttrend.Thestudythus hopestoprovideadeepunderstandingofhowfemaleimagepercep

4、tion(lyricalfemale portrayal)isaffectedbygenderandculture.Thisstudyanalyzespopularlove/sexoreroticsongsfrom1960to2003,whichis sub-dividedintofiveperiodswiththeintervalofeightyears.Thefollowingquestions aresupposedtobeansweredthroughinvestigation:Question1:Whataredifferencesbetweenthefema

5、leimageperceivedbymenand womensingersinAmericaineachperiodfrom1960to2003?Question2:Isthereadecreasingtendencyofstereotypicalfemaleimages perceivedinmalesingers’songsfrom1960to2003orviceversa?Question3:Isthereadecreasingtendencyofstereotypicalfemaleimages portrayedinfemalesingers’songsfro

6、m1960to2003orviceversa?Questions4:Whataredifferencesbetweenthefemaleimagesperceivedbymen andwomensingersinAmericafrom1960to2003?Andthenfivehypotheseswereformulatedbasedontheaboveresearchquestions. 125popularhitsinvolvedinlove/sexoreroticrelationshipinBillboardTop100 chartbetween1960-2003

7、,with77sungbymale,48sungbyfemalesingers，comprised arepresentativesampleofsongsinthisstudy.Theconceptanalyzedinthesongs--stereotypicalportrayalsofwomen'srolein love/sexoreroticrelationships--wasoperationalizedusingsixindicators: submissiveness,supportiveness,connectedness,