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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Sociology Dep rtment, F culty Public tions Sociology, Dep rtment of 6-1-2009 Hetero-Romantic Love and Heterosexiness in Children’s G-Rated Films Karin A. Martin University of M ichig an, An n Arbor, k m rtin@ Emily K azyak University of N ebraska-Lincoln, ek zyak2@ Follow this nd dditional works t : /sociologyf cpub P rt of the Sociology Commons M rtin, K rin A. nd K zyak, Emily, Hetero-Rom ntic Love nd Heterosexiness in Children’s G-R ted Films (2009). Sociology Department, Faculty P ublications. P per 160. /sociologyf cpub/160 This Article is brought to you for free nd open ccess by the Sociology, Dep rtment of t DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been ccepted for inclusion in Sociology Dep rtment, F culty Public tions by n uthorized dministr tor of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Published in Gender Society 23 (June 2009), pp. 315–336; doi:10.1177/0891243209335635 Copyright © 2009 Sociologists for Women in Society; published by SAGE Publications. /content/23/3/315 Used by permission. Published online April 21, 2009. Hetero-Romantic Love and Heterosexiness in Children’s G-Rated Films Karin A. Martin and Emily Kazyak University of Michigan Abstract This article examines accounts of heterosexuality in media for children. The authors ana- lyze all the G-rated films grossing $100 million dollars or more between 1990 and 2005 and find two main accounts of heterosexuality. First, heterosexuality is constructed through hetero-romantic love relationships as exceptional, powerful, magical, and transformative. Second, heterosexuality outside of relationships is constr