Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1100-0826

Date Available

1-5-2023

Year of Publication

2023

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Document Type

Master's Thesis

College

Communication and Information

Department/School/Program

Communication

First Advisor

Dr. Kyra Hunting

Abstract

The portrayals of sex and romance, as well as asexuality and aromanticism, in mass media can have a profound impact on the way asexual and aromantic media consumers view relationships and their own identities, and affect the perception and treatment of the aspec community as a whole. This study uses mixed qualitative methods of online discourse analysis and participant interviews to examine the how mass media has shaped the self-perception and life experiences relating to sex and romance among aspec audience members.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2023.023

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