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Lgbtq+ Journeys And Femininity, Masculinity Throughout Puberty: A Thematic Analysis Of Netflix's Big Mouth, Carter Montgomery

Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship (SOARS)

Media is socially constructed and those who create the message, shape the beliefs and principles that are displayed. The viewers do not merely accept the representations at face value; they consume it, interpret and analyze the validity of it and then express their thoughts on what they see. Media is an influential tool for challenging, maintaining, and expanding consumer’s understanding of the world around them, playing a key role in shaping people’s identities, especially gender and sexuality. It’s important to be able to analyze media to critically think about the worlds that are presented to us that represent the world …