| Description |
x, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-270) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the importance of gay-themed TV -- Straight panic and American culture in the 1990s -- Thinking about gay people : civil rights and the confusion over sexual identity -- Network narrowcasting and the slumpy demographic -- The affordable, multicultural politics of gay chic -- Gay material and prime-time network television in the 1990s -- "We're not gay!" : heterosexuality and gay-themed programming -- Straight panic in the 2000s. |
| Summary |
Drawing on political and cultural indicators to explain the sudden upsurge of gay material on prime-time network television in the 1990s, this book brings together analysis of relevant Supreme Court rulings, media coverage of gay rights battles, debates about multiculturalism, concerns over political correctness, and more. |
| Subject |
Homosexuality on television.
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Homosexuality on television. |
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Homosexuality -- United States -- Public opinion.
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Homosexuality. |
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United States. |
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Public opinion. |
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Public opinion -- United States.
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Homosexuality. |
| Added Title |
Gay television and straight America |
| ISBN |
081353688X alkaline paper |
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9780813536880 alkaline paper |
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0813536898 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780813536897 paperback alkaline paper |
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