Negotiating love and gender stereotypes: Prevalence of “amor ludens” and television preferences rooted in hegemonic masculinity

This study was carried out in three Iberian-American countries, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela, to identify the stereotypes of love and gender professed among youth and compare them to those they prefer in television fiction series, i.e., those able to influence their identities and values. From an i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fedele, Maddalena, Masanet, Maria-Jose, Ventura, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/653
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/653
http://doi.org/10.17583/MCS.2019.3742
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Masculinitat en la cinematografia
Joventut
Masculinitat
Relacions amoroses
Series cinematogràfiques
Estereotips (Psicologia social)
Espanya
Veneçuela
Colombia
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Sumario:This study was carried out in three Iberian-American countries, Colombia, Spain and Venezuela, to identify the stereotypes of love and gender professed among youth and compare them to those they prefer in television fiction series, i.e., those able to influence their identities and values. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the study involved a survey of 485 first-year university students, and a qualitative analysis of the media representations preferred by them. The results showed a preference for "amor ludens", based on enjoyment and the present moment, and a gap between the cognitive and emotional spheres of some youth who consider themselves distant from stereotypical, heteronormative and patriarchal models, but who choose media representations that match these models and the traditional gender portrayals.