SOC 134 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
Lecture 10
Ethnoracial group portrayal
• Portrayals of a group of people also portray masculine/feminine
expectations of that group
• Under-representation is also an issue
• Portrayals are patterned to present certain characterizations
o Cosidered cotrollig iages
▪ Disabled and transgendered people are underrepresented
More Aspects of Stereotypes
• Media can be used to counteract stereotypes though memes
• Images can be particular to certain cross sections of race, class, and
gender
• Members of interracial groups can challenge, or reinforce stereotypes
in their own media products
Responses to Stereotypes
• Internalize them, and accept them as reality
• Resist them and develop our own ideas
• Ignore them
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