male gaze– the perspective of a notionally typical heterosexual man considered as embodied in the audience or intended audience for films and other visual media, characterized by a tendency to objectify or sexualize women.

Voyeurism-Voyeurism is defined as an interest in observing unsuspecting people while they undress, are naked, or engage in sexual activities. The interest is usually more in the act of watching, rather than in the person being watched.

Patriarchy-a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

Counter-types– a positive stereotype and emphasizes the positive features about a person. An example of a countertype is that all religious people are kind

Misrepresentation– the action or offence of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something.

Selective representation– the action or offence of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something.

Dominant ideology– the attitudes, beliefs, values, and morals shared by the majority of the people in a given society.

Constructed reality – The term social construction of reality refers to the theory that the way we present ourselves to other people is shaped partly by our interactions with others, as well as by our life experiences.

Hegemony– leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

Audience positioning– Audience positioning refers to the techniques used by the creator of a text to try to get the audience to understand the ideology of the text.

Fluidity of identity– fluid identity has the potential to change in many directions.

Constructed identity– identity is something that is personally constructed

Collective identity– the different identity groups in society

negotiated identity– the way in which you agree with others about identity