THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN DETEKSI INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNT @deteksi_jp
A THESIS
By:
Dika Febryan Kawengian
NIM121112145
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTYOF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN DETEKSI INSTAGRAM
ACCOUNT @deteksi_jp
THESIS
Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Sarjana degree of
English Department Faculty of Humanities Universitas Airlangga
By:
Dika Febryan Kawengian
121112145
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTYOF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
SURABAYA
THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN DETEKSI INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT @deteksi_jp
A THESIS
Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Sarjana degree of English Department FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
Universitas Airlangga
By:
Dika Febryan Kawengian St. N: 121112145
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTYOF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
DECLARATION
This thesis is submitted as a partial fulfilment of the degree Sarjana Humaniora (S.Hum.) of the English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga. Hereby, I confirm the following points:
1. This thesis is entirely my own work.
2. It is not copied from any other person's work (published or unpublished). 3. I do not use the services of any professional agencies to produce this thesis. 4. It has not previously submitted for assessment either at Universitas
Airlanggaor elsewhere.
5. Any text, tables, figure, data or other material copied from other sources (including, but not limited to, books, papers, and the internet) have been clearly acknowledged and referenced in the text. These details are also confirmed by a fuller reference in the references at the end of the text. I understand that breaching any or all the above points will result in the withdrawal of the awarded degree and disciplinary action in accordance with the regulations at Universitas Airlangga.
Surabaya, January 22th 2016
This is dedicated for my dad, mom
Approved to be examined Surabaya, January 12th 2016
Thesis Advisor,
Nurul Fitri Hapsari, M. A. NIP 198307142012122002
Head of English Department,
Deny Arnos Kwary, Ph. D. NIP 197501011999031001
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTYOF HUMANITIES UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA
This thesis has been approved and accepted by the Board of
Examiners, English Department, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga On January12th 2016
The Examiners are: 1.
Dewi Meyrasyawati, M, A., M. Hum. NIP 197205152005012001
2.
Nurul Fitri Hapsari, M. A. NIP 198307142012122002
3.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank Lord, I am grateful to the Lord Jesus Christ because finally I can finish my study here. Thank you for giving me strength to complete and finish this thesis in the right time. He gives me amazing people who always support me until I accomplish this thesis.
The following gratitude is for the most important person in my world, my beloved parents. My Papa that has already been happy in heaven, my Mama that is always there for me, and my brothers and my sister that always ask me “when will you finish this thesis?”. Thank you for always supporting me and giving me the best you have. Thank you for all of my friends in the English Department in 2011 for the four years that are full of amazing moments. Thanks also to my girlfriend Dudul who always accompanies me while doing my thesis.
The following gratitude is to my thesis advisor, Ms. Nurul Fitri Hapsari, M. A., who always guides, advises, and supports me during the writing of my thesis. Additionally, I would like to thank to Ms. Christinawati as my Thesis Writing Design lecturer and Ms. Diah Ariani Arimbi as my Independent Studies on Cultural Studies lecturer. The last, thank you for all of the lecturers in English Department Universitas Airlangga for the suggestions, critics, and knowledge.
January 22th 2016
For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Table of Contents
Inside Cover Page ... i
Inside Title Page ... ii
Declaration Page ... iv
Dedication Page ... v
Thesis Advisor‘s Approval Page ... vi
Thesis‘s Examiners‘ Approval Page ... vii
Acknowledgements ... viii LITERATURE REVIEW ... 11
2.1 Beauty Myth ... 11
2.2 The representation of women in Indonesia media ... 13
3.4 Data Sources ... 22
3.5 Technique of Data Collection ... 23
3.6 Technique of Data Analysis ... 24
CHAPTER IV
4.2 Interpretation ... 56
4.2.1 Disciplining Women‘s Body ... 56
4.2.2 The Stereotype of Women‘s Character ... 61
4.2.3 Women as a Sexual Object ... 64
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION & SUGGESTION ... 68
5.1. Conclusion ... 68
5.2 Suggestion... 70
WORKS CITED ... 71
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1 ... 6
Figure 2.1 ... 15
Figure 4.1 ... 26
Figure 4.2 ... 37
Figure 4.3 ... 47
ABSTRACT
Nowadays, media has very important roles in providing information and an idea for many people. In modern times, social media have important roles in human life. Today, social media can reflect human life. One of them is about the thought of female beauty standards. In this thesis, the writer puts an Instagram account, @deteksi_jp, which is one part of the Jawa Pos newspaper as the object of the research. The aim of this study is to know the representation of the beauty myth in photos that appears in Instagram account in @deteksi_jp. This study used a qualitative research method with Beauty Myth theory by Naomi Wolf and Semiotics approach proposed by Roland bathes. This study finds that @deteksi_jp as a media represents women in disciplining her body, constructs the idea of passive and sensitive as the stereotype of women's character, and media represents women as sexual objects for men. As a result, the Instagram account of @deteksi_jp represents the negotiation between beauty myth from western culture and traditional culture. This study then concludes that media today still has the power to create an image of women.
