Prejudice: More Than Black and White
Muslims, blacks, gays, people with disabilities, and immigrants of every ethnicity and color: they and many other groups have stood in the spotlight glare of intolerance, easy targets for every sort of discrimination and violence. What makes people ...
Sexual stereotypes in the media
Categorizing others is a part of human nature, and even as infants we divide the world into two groups - male and female - to help organize our reality. But when these stereotypes are used to make assumptions about a person's character and value, th...
Racial stereotypes in the media
Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century, most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects ...