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Teen drama and gender in the US: Two moms, a transgender teen, and one family on The Fosters
University of Cincinnati, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0796-0525
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2017 (English)In: Beyond the Stereotypes?: Images of Boys and Girls, and their Consequences, Yearbook 2017 / [ed] Lemish, Dafna, & Maya Götz, Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2017, p. 43-51Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Concepts of gender are socially constructed through a variety of influences, including the media. This chapter explores transgender experiences as depicted in Freeform’s tv-drama The Fosters through both a textual analysis of the program with a particular focus on the 10 episodes in which Cole, a transgender teen, appears and an analysis of audience reviews of the program from youth and parents obtained online from Common Sense Media. Results suggest that the narrative can contribute to the construction of transgender identity and tell the stories of every day relationships experienced by transgender teens. Moreover, the audience response suggests that parents expressed more conflicted reactions to the show than kids, indicating more concerns about sexual content than youth. The youth viewers do comment that sex is a part of The Fosters but seem to indicate that lessons about acceptance, tolerance, love, and diversity outweigh the concerns about sexual content.

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Gothenburg: Nordicom, University of Gothenburg , 2017. p. 43-51
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Media and Communications Gender Studies
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Media; Children and young people; Gender equality
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URN: urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-11993Libris ID: 22643261ISBN: 978-91-87957-76-5 ISBN: 978-91-87957-77-2 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:norden-11993DiVA, id: diva2:1535873
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