Contesting masculinity's makeover: Queer eye, consumer masculinity, and "straight-acting" gays

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-255

  Clarkson, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumerism; Gay men and television; Hegemonic masculinity; Internet community

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845727826     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859905275234     Document Type: Article

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