The portrait of masculinity in video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 / Kurnia Hartana al Ilmi
| Main Author: | Al Ilmi, Kurnia Hartana |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.um.ac.id/10412/ |
Daftar Isi:
- ABSTRACTAlIlmiKurniaHartana.2017.ThePortraitofMasculinityinVideoGameCallofDutyModernWarfare3.ThesisDepartmentofEnglishFacultyofLettersUniversitasNegeriMalang.AdvisorIDrs.KukuhPrayitnoSubagyoM.A.AdvisorIIInayatulFarihaS.SM.A.KeywordsHegemonicMasculinityFilmStudiesModernWarfare3Videogamecontributedmanyideasaboutmenandmasculinity.Asapopularmediavideogameshavethepotentialtodeeplyinfluencethegamers.Mostnotablytheycarrymessagesaboutgenderidentityandcantransmitthemtothemediaconsumers.Byallmeritsandaccountsvideogamesareapotentialagentofsocializationintohegemonicmasculinity.Insocietypeopleexpectmentohavethesamestandardresultingingenderrolesandstereotypesonmenandtheirmasculinity.Commonlyamalecharacterisnaturallydescribedasanactiveindividualandoftenportrayedasaleaderorahero.Tomakeitrealamalecharacterisdescribedindetailabouthisphysicalappearanceemotionalandsocialinteraction.ThisresearchistryingtoanalyzethehegemonicmasculinityaspectthatisportrayedinvideogameCallofDutyModernWarfare3.Inotherwordthestudyitselfwillexploretheheroismmasculinityleadershipviolenceandcrimeaspectscarriedoutbytheplayersandhowtheyconveythoseaspectsinvideogame.Theresultsofthestudyshowthatfirstthereisamasculinemodeofmanagementcharacterizedbyqualitiessuchascompetitivenesshierarchialauthorityhighcontrolfortheleaderandunemotionalandanalyticproblemsolving.Secondthemilitaryhasagreatinfluenceinshapingtheconceptofmasculinity.Thirdbeingaheroisrelatedwithmasculinitysinceitrequiresactionaggressivenessriskandmightbedead.Sothemalebodyisseenasmoresuitabletoperformheroicaction.AstheconclusionvideogameCallofDutyModernWarfare3hasstrongrelationshipwithmasculinityandviolenceaspectbutitdoesnotmeanthatviolencebecomestheultimateproofthatamanismasculine.Masculinityitselfneverforcesmantobeabadbeinginsteadtheoversimplifyingofsocietysexpectationanditsexaggeratingpracticearetheonethatcausesallthecommotionthatmenareequaltoviolence.Althoughbecomingviolentisnotthebestwayformaletoshowtheirmasculinityandinsomecasesitisavoided.Differentindividuallivesindifferentenvironment.Thatiswhythewaymaleshowsmasculinityisvaried.