Abstract
The contributory factors to male homosexuals’ (MH) involvement with mainstream newspapers reporting of homosexuality was observed on news content representation including the reporting criterion and its consistency to be reported to the audiences, triggering the public interest in receiving information and advocating themselves towards a guided living culture. This study was guided with two theories; (i) Uses and Gratifications Theory, and (ii) Social Judgment Theory following a series of content analysis on newspapers reporting of homosexuality that was conducted to understand how it was presented. Using a qualitative approach with phenomenology and popular culture paradigms, informants of male homosexuals from the non-governmental organization were selected randomly through the purposive and judgmental sampling strategies…
Metadata
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Muhmad Pirus, Mohd Shahnawi UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Higher Education > Dissertations, Academic. Preparation of theses > Malaysia |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Institut Pengajian Siswazah (IPSis) : Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS) |
Series Name: | IGS Biannual Publication |
Volume: | 11 |
Number: | 11 |
Keywords: | Abstract; Abstract of thesis; Newsletter; Research information; Doctoral graduates; IPSis; IGS; UiTM; |
Date: | 2017 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19774 |
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