Abstract
Contents Preface * I. Introduction * The Body Electric: Human Sexuality and Mass Media * II. Gays, Lesbians, and Popular Culture * Out of the Mainstream: Sexual Minorities and the Mass Media * III. AIDS and the Mass Media * Sensationalism or Sensitivity: Use of Words in Stories on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by Associated Press Videotext * The Important Role of Mass Media in the Diffusion of Accurate Information About AIDS * IV. Research on Adolescent Sexual Socialization * Television Viewing and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior * Television Viewing and Early Initiation of Sexual Intercourse: Is There a Link? * V. Interpreting Content/Constructing Meaning * Sex and Genre on Prime Time * Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Upsetting the Normalcy of the Late-Night Talk Show * Of Mice and Men: An Introduction to Mouseology, or Anal Eroticism and Disney * The Magazine of a Sadomasochism Club: The Tie That Binds * The Gay Voice in Popular Music: A Social Value Model Analysis of Don't Leave Me This Way * VI. Sexual Minorities and Communication Law * Lesbian and Gay Rights as a Free Speech Issue: A Review of Relevant Caselaw * VII. Bibliography * Gays, Lesbians, and the Media: A Selected Bibliography * VIII. Illustrations
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