Represetaion: Ethnicty Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is Symbolic Annihilation?
The absence of representation or under representation of a particular group
What does homogeneous mean?
All the same
What is Tokenism
Representing groups for symbolic reasons rather than genuine representation
What does Stuart Hall suggest about ethnic minorities?
He suggests ethnic minorities are represented as cheating, cunning and capable of turning nasty
What were the six stereotypes that can Ikk found on black young people when conducting content analysis?
•Criminals
•Moral Panics
•Threat
•Dependent
•Abnormal
•Unimportant
What percentage of black actors play leading films in 2021?
11%
What was the threat sterotypes in Van Dijk study?
Ethnic minorities are sometimes portrayed as a threat to dominate white culture
What sociologist researched the invincibility of black Africans?
Tikly
What was the Dependent stereotype in Van Dijk’s study?
News stories about less developed countries tend to focus on “coup-war-famine-starvation-syndrome”
How do media portrays present minority ethnic groups?
As havibg a homogeneous identity
What is the moral panic stereotype in Van Dijk’s study?
Watson (2008) notes that these moral panics stem from media stereotyping black people as criminal. moral panics around rap music - “gangster rap” lyrics lead to increase in gun crime (2003
What was the abnormal stereotype in Van Dijk’s study?
Cultural practices of ethnic minorities are often called into questions and labelled as deviant or abnormal
What did Toyin Agbetu say in 2006?
“Black people are troublesome but exciting for the media”
What is the criminal sterotypes in Van Dijk’s study?
He found that black crime is the most frequent issue found in news coverage of ethnic minorities. Coverages focuses on gang violent and drugs
What did Malik find in his study about Afro- Caribbean?
He found that they were less likely to be found in roles such as political commentators or experts or in subjects of a serious nature such as politics.
What is the unimportant sterotypes sterotypes in Van Dijk’s study
Implies the lives of where people are more important than the lives of non white people. News items about disasters in developing nations are usually restricted to a few lines.
What did Hargrame find about ethnic minority portrays?
The ethnic minorities themselves were concerned about portrayals. Asians thought they were stereotyped all the samw
What is “missing white women syndrome”?
A term that describes the disproportionate media coverage given to cases of missing white women compared to missing black women
