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Gender and sexuality in the Internet era

Panayiota Tsatsou

The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media

Swansea University Author: Panayiota Tsatsou

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This chapter discusses dominant and alternative representations of sexuality as they have evolved along with the development of new media forms and settings of communication. More specifically, the chapter explores how the Internet portrays gender roles and stereotypes of sexuality in biological and...

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Published in: The Handbook of Gender, Sex and Media
Published: Blackwell 2011
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