Americau27s closet door: an investigation of television and its effects on perceptions of homosexuality

摘要

This study investigates the relationship between television and social perceptions. It uses the television shows Willu26Grace, The L Word, Queer as Folk, and Modern Family for rhetorical analysis. Then, it uses the information gained from the analysis to hypothesize how and why these television shows both reflect and affect social perceptions of homosexuality.