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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract i
Tóm tắt ii
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
1.1. Rationale …………………………………………………………….. 1
1.2. Aims of the research and research questions ………………………. 2
1.3. Research methods and scope of the study……………………..…… 2
1.4. Main findings of the research ………………………………………. 3
1.5. Structure of the report ………………………………………………. 3
Chapter 2: Literature review and contextual background of the study 5
2.1. Literature review ………………………………………………………. 5
2.2. Contextual background of the study …………………………………. 7
2.3. Gender equality ……………………………………………………….. 11
Chapter 3: Theoretical background and methodology 15
3.1. CDA as a theoretical approach ……………………………………….... 15
3.2. Main tenets of CDA ……………………………………………………. 16
3.3. CDA analytical framework ……………………………………………. 21
3.4. Kress and van Leeuwen’s visual grammar ……………………………. 25
Chapter 4: Findings and discussion 30
4.1. Women as homemakers ………………………………………………… 30
4.2. Men and women in the caring roles …………………………………… 39
4.3. Men’s jobs are more important than women ………………………….. 43
4.4. Gender stereotypes …………………………………………………….. 47
Chapter 5: Conclusion 50
5.1. Recapitulation of main findings ……………………………………….. 50
5.2. Limitations and suggestions for further research …………………….. 51
References ………………………………………………………………….. 52
Appendix …………………………………………………………………… 57