Abstract:Heterosexism “refers to the belief and expectation that everyone is or should be heterosexual,” and the term “heteronormativity” equates heterosexual experience with human experience, in effect “rende...Heterosexism “refers to the belief and expectation that everyone is or should be heterosexual,” and the term “heteronormativity” equates heterosexual experience with human experience, in effect “render[ing] all other forms of human sexual expression pathological, deviant, invisible, unintelligible, or written out of existence” (Yep 2002, 167). Heteronormativity provides a larger context for understanding how heterosexism influences not only romantic and interpersonal relationships but, more specifically, cultural and social institutions, such as the media (→ Behavioral Norms: Perception through the Media).Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-03-22
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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