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, Yaakup, Hani Salwah
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116781/
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author Ridaryanthi, Melly
Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Yaakup, Hani Salwah
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Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Yaakup, Hani Salwah
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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 analyze 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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spelling upm-1167812025-05-08T00:51:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116781/ The (re)construction of househusband’s role in the intern film Ridaryanthi, Melly Briandana, Rizki Halim, Umar Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka Yaakup, Hani Salwah 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 analyze 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 (UKM Press) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116781/1/116781.pdf Ridaryanthi, Melly and Briandana, Rizki and Halim, Umar and Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka and Yaakup, Hani Salwah (2024) The (re)construction of househusband’s role in the intern film. e-Bangi Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 21 (1). pp. 89-99. ISSN 1823-884X https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/article/view/66421 10.17576/ebangi.2024.2101.08
spellingShingle Ridaryanthi, Melly
Briandana, Rizki
Halim, Umar
Iswahyuningtyas, Cici Eka
Yaakup, Hani Salwah
The (re)construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title 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_short The (re)construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
title_sort (re)construction of househusband’s role in the intern film
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