Abstract
Over the last two decades, communication scholars have provided mounting evidence for two key observations. First, the news media present a distorted representation of the world regarding crime and race (Dixon & Linz, 2000a; Dixon & Williams, 2015; Entman, 1992; Romer, Jamieson, & de Coteau, 1998; Sorenson, Manz, & Berk, 1998). Second, consumption of these distorted images can reinforce stereotypical notions of various racial groups, especially African Americans (Dixon, 2006a, 2008a; Oliver & Fonash, 2002; Oliver, Jackson, Moses, & Dangerfield, 2004). However, the overwhelming majority of this research has studied the content and effects of traditional media such as television and newspapers. Little work has systematically examined the extent to which the Internet and social media may also reinforce racial prejudice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Race and Gender in Electronic Media |
Subtitle of host publication | Content, Context, Culture |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 161-178 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317266136 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138640108 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences