Representations of Sexuality in the Media

Question 1

According to Batchelor, how is heterosexuality represented?

Answer 1

• The ‘norm’, ordinary and usual

Question 2

What does changing social attitudes mean for male representations?

Answer 2

• Increasingly presented as sexual objects
• McRobbie; men are starting to face the same physical scrutiny, by both men and women, as women have had to deal with prior.

Question 3

What new stereotype has emerged according to McRobbie?

Answer 3

• The Metrosexual; a heterosexual male who embraces their femininity.

Question 4

What i