Sexuality

Question 1

BIAS; What does Swanson argue?

Answer 1

The “extreme and caricatured way in which (stereotyping) draws on commonly held impressions and assumptions”

Question 2

BIAS; Swanson 2

Answer 2

The views he talks about are commonly held by the dominant, heterosexual audience that the mass media is seen to address.

Question 3

BIAS; Who do sociologists say the media is controlled by?

Answer 3

Middle class, white, heterosexual males and as a result the view of homosexuality is formed through a “heterosexual gaze”