The stéréotypical image of women in the Algerian popular proverbs - A field study in Jijel –

Abstract

Women have aroused great interest in Algerian folk literature, so there are many of them, as they are mother, wife and daughter. If we look at the popular proverbs of women, we see that they prove the popular thought and tendency of society in their direction. With positive characteristics, the present study clarifies the nature of the dominant image in popular proverbs towards women in their different roles in the family.

The results showed that the nature of the stereotypical image of women in popular forms of expression, especially popular proverbs, varied between positive and negative at the same time, often with a variety of roles within the family, When she was a woman and a girl, she painted her with content that contradicted the standards of the Quran and Sunna, and this is what we do not find if she is a mother.