The Portrayal of Homosexuality in Selected American Soap Operas: A Case of Filmic Cultural Hegemony?

Abstract

The research is aimed at examining whether substantial viewing of TV as hypothesized by the Cultivation theory, can prompt a thoughtful reaction to the rising presence of gay persons on TV in the American media. The study will concentrate additionally on how certain political and societal philosophies and other human issues are set into the publics through the hypothesis of Cultural hegemony and how the audience and general masses respond to this. Particular T.V shows and survey information alongside statistics will be investigated to get on patterns inside the TV business about the depiction of gay person characters and how the audience of mass media communications are reacting to this continued existence of gay characters in the media.