Introduction Ideas about sexuality and what is considered “normal” sexuality is ever-changing in our society. There has always been a back and forth about the criteria that differentiates between “normal” and “deviant” sexuality. The media has the most power when it comes to changing the ideas about sexuality. It is used by millions of people all around the world, and the constant advancement of new technologies makes the media easily accessible. Due to this, the media has the power to change the dominant moral codes of our society on just about anything, but more specifically in this paper, how it changes the moral codes for the normal-deviant spectrum of sexuality. To better understand what makes sexuality deviant or normal, we will examine readings from the textbook on the media-deviance nexus and sex culture, as well as look at a present day example which will demonstrate how the inner working of this differentiation.
Examination of the Readings
The Media-Deviance Nexus
The media-deviance nexus consists of the different types of relationships that can be formed between the media and deviance (Bereska 2014). According the lecture on media representations, there are five different types of relationships that exist: media as a cause of deviance, the media as a socially constructing …show more content…
Bereska (2014) describes the nature of the sex act as deviant is based on if what is being done with a partner is considered kinky. It has become consistently harder to determine if a sex act is deviant because ideas about sex have become more flexible and accepting by society. Thus, it is harder to determine what is then considered to be “kinky” or deviant. Sexual deviance also varies among cultures. Some cultures may have different opinions about sex and sexuality and therefore will likely have different opinions on what determines if an act is considered sexually
Examination of the Readings
The Media-Deviance Nexus
The media-deviance nexus consists of the different types of relationships that can be formed between the media and deviance (Bereska 2014). According the lecture on media representations, there are five different types of relationships that exist: media as a cause of deviance, the media as a socially constructing …show more content…
Bereska (2014) describes the nature of the sex act as deviant is based on if what is being done with a partner is considered kinky. It has become consistently harder to determine if a sex act is deviant because ideas about sex have become more flexible and accepting by society. Thus, it is harder to determine what is then considered to be “kinky” or deviant. Sexual deviance also varies among cultures. Some cultures may have different opinions about sex and sexuality and therefore will likely have different opinions on what determines if an act is considered sexually