Stereotype or success? Prime-time television's portrayals of gay male, lesbian, and bisexual characters.

Full Abstract

The current content analysis of prime-time network television during the fall of 2001 seeks to identify the representation of Gay male, Lesbian, and Bisexual characters in shows known to have one reoccurring homosexual character based on the theories of Clark and Berry. Clark (1969) established four stages of media representation for minority groups:
non-representation, ridicule, regulation, and respect. The findings of the study support the premise that Gay males and Lesbians have passed Clark's stage of non-representation and have progressed into the stage of ridicule and some are moving into the stages of regulation and respect. Berry (1980) devised three periods based on the television portrayal of Blacks:
The Stereotypic Age, The New Awareness, and Stabilization. Results were mixed, with only a partial support of the hypothesis that Gay males and Lesbians had advanced beyond The Stereotypic Age.

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Author information

Author/s: Raley, Amber B (AB); Lucas, Jennifer L (JL);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Agnes Scott College, 141 E College Ave, Decatur, GA 30030, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of homosexuality (J Homosex), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 51 (issue 2) : pp 19-38

Dates: Created 2006/08/11; Completed 2006/11/02;

PMID: 16901865, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Humans
Male
Stereotyping
Television

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