Media stereotypes : from ageism to xenophobia /

"When we think about the "pictures in our heads" that media create and perpetuate, what images are we truly referencing? Issues of media stereotypes and representation (both past and present) are crucial to advancing media literacy. Media Stereotypes: From Ageism to Xenophobia becomes...

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Other Authors: Billings, Andrew C. (Editor), Parrott, Scott, 1980- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2020]
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Summary:"When we think about the "pictures in our heads" that media create and perpetuate, what images are we truly referencing? Issues of media stereotypes and representation (both past and present) are crucial to advancing media literacy. Media Stereotypes: From Ageism to Xenophobia becomes one-stop shopping for synthesizing what we know within the composite of stereotyping research in the United States. Utilizing a cast of top American scholars with deep roots in asking stereotype-based questions, this book is essential reading for those wishing to understand what we know about past and present media representations as well as those wishing to take the baton and continue to advance media stereotyping research in the future"--
Item Description:"This book is part of the Peter Land media and communication list."
Physical Description:viii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781433166679
1433166674
9781433166686
1433166682