Ethinc Ineq Media

Question 1

Alexander

Answer 1

Asian youths in east London were unfairly targeted by police and the media. The ‘myth’ of the Asian Gang was created whereby the media reported violent clashes between black and Asian gangs. Alexander argues that the Asian boys were criminalised as a result of Islamophobia.

Question 2

Van Dijk

Answer 2

Used content analysis to study representations of ethnic groups in the UK over a 10 year period and found that the media stereotype black people in 5 ways. These were criminal, abnormal, a threat, unimportant and dependant. This including presenting cultural practises as abnormal and using blanket terminology such as ‘asian culture’.

Question 3

Barry

Answer 3

States that black people in the past have been portrayed negatively in the media as servants and slaves, but that now this has been replaced by ‘tokenism’ - Where members of minority ethnic groups are put into TV shows and films in an attempt to not appear racist.

Question 4

Hall

Answer 4

Basic representations of ethnic minorities within the media – Black people are stereotyped as “natives, entertainers and slaves”. Ethnicity is viewed through the ‘white eye’ meaning BME characters are presented in the way that white people view them (e.g. White directors do not know what life is like for ethnic minorities).

Question 5

Who

Answer 5

Alexander, van Dijk, Barry, hall