"According to Their Wills and Pleasures": The Sexual Stereotyping of Mormon Men in American Film and Television
Description:
This thesis examines the representation of Mormon men in American film and television, with particular regard for sexual identity and the cultural association of Mormonism with sexuality. The history of Mormonism's unique marital practices and doctrinal approaches to gender and sexuality have developed three common stereotypes for Mormon male characters: the purposeful heterosexual, the monstrous polygamist, and the self-destructive homosexual. Depending upon the sexual stereotype in the narr…
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Date:
May 2009
Creator:
Sutton, Travis
Partner:
UNT Libraries