Representation key terms

Male Gaze The perspective of typically heterosexual men as intended for media


Voyeurism gaining sexual pleasure through watching others who are naked or engaged in sexual activity


Patriarchy A male dominated society


Positive and Negative Stereotypes Good or bad oversimplifications of a person or thing


Counter-Types A view opposite to what would be expected


Misrepresentation Showing things in the wrong (or just a bad) way


Selective Representation Only showing specific things, not everything


Dominant Ideology The view most shown in society
Constructed Reality


Hegemony Leadership or dominance over others

Audience Positioning the relationship between the audience and a piece of media

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