traditional/negative representations of ethnicity

Question 1

van dijk

Answer 1

• studied media representations of ethnic groups in the uk.
• Found that many groups were presented in a stereotyped way and examined that way in which black people were stereotyped in the media
• Ethnic groups were portrayed in 5 ways:

Question 2

how were ethnic groups portrayed in 5 ways

Answer 2

• van dijk
• Ethnic groups were portrayed in 5 ways:
  -criminals
  -Abnormal
  -A threat
  -Dependent
  -Unimportant

Question 3

malik

Answer 3

• broadcasters are guilty of:
  -Tokenism
  -Stereotype
  -Found that the culture of ethnic minority groups living in the uk was not depicted in a fair and contemporary way due to the lack of black and Asian people in positions of power.

Question 4

barker

Answer 4

• soap operas have been heavily criticised for stereotyping of ethnic minority groups.

Question 5

husband and Hartman

Answer 5

• suggests that the media sees foreigners as inferior
• Ethnic minorities are often portrayed in a negative way

Question 6

hall

Answer 6

• the whites of their eyes
• suggests that traditionally, films portrayed in 3 ways:
  -slaves
  -Entertainers
  -Natives

Question 7

moghissi

Answer 7

• States that Muslims are huddled together in the media.
  -Found that since 7/7 and 9/11 a moral panic has been created surrounding Islam

Question 8

children now - fair play

Answer 8

• Found that ethnic minorities are stereotyped in video games.
• 86% of heroes are white. Black women are also presented as victims