Foucauldian Analysis of the Influence of Gendered Clichés on Young Learners: A Case Study

This research work is aimed at studying how frequently gendered language used; far its usage recognized, and the speakers perceive their ideologies to be influenced by of such in sampled population Chiniot Faisalabad. extracts theoretical framework from Michele Foucault’s concept regulatory power exercised through (1974), applies it used Pakistani society. It tries investigate gender biased clichés commonly Urdu promote perpetuate women presence as greedy, silly, sentimental emotional beings. A thirty item questionnaire has been administered 40 students. The data analyzed with help SPSS (Version 17) using descriptive statistics. To find common statements are, are they understood users biased, or can out quantify influence on minds; frequencies, mean values sums responses have calculated. results reveal that quite frequent, also realize gendered. However, for third question: think ideology being statements, surprising. great number students believe not then question arises so prevalent any society, if well accepted. implies this area discourse analysis needs properly explored, should pointed out, compromising impacts thinking process masses, particularly young learners, must studied.