Do Hindi Cinema & Television Serials Propagate Caste Stereotypes through Surnames of Characters: A Content Analysis | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: June 25, 2016

Do Hindi Cinema & Television Serials Propagate Caste Stereotypes through Surnames of Characters: A Content Analysis

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DIP: 18.01.055/20160303

DOI: 10.25215/0303.055

ABSTRACT

Caste affiliated surnames are very common in India. In fact, they convey a lot of caste stereotypes about the bearer. This is a subtle way of practicing caste based identities and related discriminations. The current study is a content analysis of the surnames of leading fictional characters in Hindi TV serials and movies to see if TV and cinema propagate caste stereotypes through surnames of their fictional characters. The result shows excessive use of upper caste affiliated surnames used both in TV serials and cinema while surnames affiliated to lower castes have negligible presence in these programmes.

Keywords

Stereotype, Caste stereotype, Surname, Television, Hindi Cinema, Media

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Do Hindi Cinema & Television Serials Propagate Caste Stereotypes through Surnames of Characters: A Content Analysis. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (3), DOI: 10.25215/0303.055, DIP: 18.01.055/20160303