Escaping from worries or facing reality: A survey study of adolescent attitudes about sexist and homophobic stereotypes in mainstream US media

Författare, redaktör eller annan roll
Linda Charmaraman
Amanda Richer
Brianna Ruffin
et al.
Organisation som upphov
Nordisk Informationscenter for Medie- og Kommunikationsforskning (NORDICOM), Nordiska ministerrådet
Publikationstyp
Kapitel i samlingsverk
Språk
Engelska
Utgivningsdatum
Typ av innehåll
Övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt
Abstract (Engelska)

We examined the influences of being exposed to gender and sexual orientation stereotypes in the media on US-based adolescents aged 12-18. Departing from wishful identification theory, our study allows adolescents to report how TV characters resemble them, rather than whom they emulate, coming from a...

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Titel
Beyond the Stereotypes?: Images of Boys and Girls, and their Consequences, Yearbook 2017
Redaktör
Lemish, Dafna, & Maya Götz
ISBN (undefined)
978-91-87957-76-5
ISBN (undefined)
978-91-87957-77-2
Startsida
213
Slutsida
224
Anteckning

Funding provided by Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) 35th Anniversary Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Grant, Harold Benenson Memorial Fund, WCW Dissemination Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation publication support, WCW internship program, Wellesley College Sophomore Early Res...