An ethnographic study of identity construction as Police Women and/or Women Police
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2017
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University of Management and Technology Lahore
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore those masculine linguistic choices which women use to construct POLICEwomen identity (construction of police identity prior to natural feminine identity) in addition to WOMENpolice identity (construction of natural feminine identity prior to police) to counter the challenges of hegemonic masculine police workplace. A purposive sample of twenty seven (27) policewomen of different cadres of Punjab Police, Pakistanserving at two police stations i.e., mixed-gender and women police stations was selected to address the research questions. Participant observation and field interviews were carried out to collect the data. Culver's (2013) four phased theory and model of Gender Identity Development of Women in the Military (GIDWM) was adapted as two phased theory and analytical model of Linguistic Identity of Women in Police (LIWP) to analyze the data. The linguistic repertoire of the participants showcased dual identities i.e., POLICEwomen and/or WOMENpolice which were observed most of the time if not always. The same results were found while analyzing the data on the basis of participants' service, seniority and contexts of duties. The study recommends gender friendly policies in the security agencies of Pakistan.
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Supervised by: Dr. Muhammad Shaban Rafi
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POLICE women, Meshed language, M.Phil Thesis