LunchboxTA: JennaName: Prabhsimran ChhabraCourse: SOC101YSStudent Number: 1000013308Date: April 2, 2014IntroductionIt is often said that sexism is a thing of the past, and yet women still face oppression gender throughout their lives. . The concept of gender oppression, defined as the persecution associated with gender norms, relationships and stratification in a society. Indian culture perceives men as breadwinners and women as those who take care of their family. In a country like India, patriarchy has been a norm for around two hundred years; Indian society has become a patriarchal society. Women have been empowered to raise their voices and are kept silent in cases including sexual abuse or verbal violence. Such problems have forced Indian women to live under a glass ceiling, preventing them from reaching their full potential. This structure has led India to become a patriarchal society, in which men are the breadwinners and women take care of their families. Research QuestionA film where women are seen as inferior to men, the film depicts the socially structured norms of India, where gender oppression was evident in all sectors of a patriarchal society. The observed issues led to the development of the research question: How does the film Lunchbox depict gender oppression in a patriarchal society? OperationalizationThe film Lunchbox demonstrated Indian culture in a unique way, focusing on the life of a woman living in a patriarchal society. The variables chosen to measure were gender stereotypes, gender oppression, and patriarchy. To measure gender stereotypes, socially constructed views of men and women and gender roles were used as subcategories. As for gender... middle of document...... giving them the certainty that women are nothing less than men. Comparative Discussion The first report focused on social isolation and culture. As these did not represent a large portion of the film, there were some inconsistencies in the observed data. However, for my second report, the focus was on gender oppression. I chose gender oppression as my primary measurement variable because of its relationship to the previously measured variables, social isolation and culture. The first dissertation report contained little information to support my variables. So I carefully observed every aspect of the film and gathered as much data as possible to describe the relevance to the variables chosen for the second report. The second report capitalizes on in-depth information with detailed explanations and gives a better understanding of the concepts observed in the film..