‘Representation of Women were single in Thai Films’

Abstract

 The objective of this research is to study how the movie, title: 30+ (Single On Sale) and title: 30 Kam Lung Jaew construct image of the single women by applying the analysis of cultural studies, concept of making of representation, including the concept of storytelling in the movie to analyze. By the way, the movies were selected purposively, which is the one contains image of single women as the main story line. The analysis result revealed that the movie “30+ (Single On Sale)” and “30 Kam Lung Jaew” construct the images of the single women as follows: 1. Woman broken-hearted from the one who had associated with for 7 years; 2. The single women having good career in Thai society; 3. The single women with good-looking and fashionable dresses; 4. The single women aged 32 years, good-looking, and with a dignified look; 5. The single women who wish to have a family and get married, and: 6. The single women, no matter how much they have self-confidence, still need a man to rely on.