Race, gender, class and media : studying mass communication and multiculturalism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bramlett, Sharon A. (Author), Carstarphen, Meta G., 1954- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dubuque, IA : Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, [2017]
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Mass media and culture > United States. Mass media and race relations > United States. Race relations in mass media. Mass media and sex > United States. Gender identity in mass media. Social classes in mass media. Mass media > Social aspects > United States. Popular culture > United States. Mass media and culture. Mass media and race relations. Mass media and sex. Mass media > Social aspects. Popular culture. United States.

Table of Contents:

Foundations and critical concepts. Literacy, media, and diverse audiences ; Why we study race, gender, class, and media ; Media functions, theories, and effects
The maintenance of whiteness and racial stereotypes. Concept and negotiation of whiteness ; Social psychology and maintenance of stereotypes
The fourth estate. American press and multiculturalism: legacy and changes ; Twenty-first-century press and diversity issues
Multiculturalism in American film and television. Class portrayals in film and television ; Latino-American and Asian-American portrayals ; Native-American and African-American portrayals ; Gender portrayals in film and television
Strategic communications and the media. Advertising and multiculturalism: marketing the content of our changing desires ; Public relations: persuasion and the diverse tools of influence
Women and media issues. Women in the media: milestones, stumbling blocks, and finish lines ; Representation and media: ideal beauty standards and sexual objectification
Internet and social media. Multiculturalism, sexism, and online voices ; Social media, politics, and community activism
Challenging and provocative issues. Dynamics of class and news ; Colorism in media and society ; Whiteness and the performance of white privilege ; Native Americans media: battling sterotypes in TV, film and online ; The Kerner report: the news media and the disorders ; The rise and evolution of hip-hop culture ; Crime, media, and the appearance of justice ; Reloading virtual identity: race and gender in video games ; LGBTQ in the media: a rainbow of new representation ; Unmasked: race and gender in superhero media.