Diversity in U. S. Mass Media
ISBN: 9781405187923 | 1405187921
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 10/3/2011
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Diversity in U.S. Mass Media provides comprehensive coverage of the evolution and issues surrounding portrayals of social groups within the mass media of the United States.
Have Native-Americans always been portrayed accurately in books and films? What about historical depictions of African-Americans -- or women? Do contemporary newspaper accounts portray Arab-Americans any differently than Irish-Americans? For better or worse -- and too often, its for the worse -- mass media depictions play a crucial role in shapi... MORE
Have Native-Americans always been portrayed accurately in books and films? What about historical depictions of African-Americans -- or women? Do contemporary newspaper accounts portray Arab-Americans any differently than Irish-Americans? For better or worse -- and too often, its for the worse -- mass media depictions play a crucial role in shapi... MORE
Preface xi
1: Introduction 1
Social Identity 3
Racial/Ethnic Identity 4
Gender Identity 5
Sexual Identity 7
Age Identity 7
Disability Identity 8
Class Identity 9
Organization of Book 9
Reflection Questions and Thoughts to Consider 11
Notes 11
2: Theoretical Foundations of Research in Mass Media Representations 13
Mass Media Representations: Social Psychological Perspectives 14
Framing 14
Social Comparison Theory 17
Socialization 18
Cultivation Theory 20
Media Representations: Critical Per... MORE
Catherine A. Luther is Associate Professor and the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and was once a television news producer for American and Japanese television networks.
Carolyn Ringer Lepre is Associate Professor at Marist College in New York who once worked as an Assistant Editor for Martha Stewart Living.
Naeemah Clark teaches Media Management and Operations at Elon University in North Carolina.
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