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- ISBN: 9781405187930 | 140518793X
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/3/2011
Diversity in U.S. Mass Media provides comprehensive coverage of the evolution and issues surrounding portrayals of social groups within the mass media of the United States. -Focuses on past and current mass media representations of social groups -Provides an overview of key theories that have guided research in mass media representations and stereotyping -Discusses the impact new media has on representation and how technology is giving a new voice to various social groups -Includes a chapter on how mass media industries are addressing diversity, complete with specially-commissioned interviews with media professionals -Offers helpful supplementary features such as a glossary, questions for reflection, suggestions for projects related to diversity in mass media, and online resources for both instructors and students -Accompanying website provides a glossary, links to related sites, recommendations of films to watch in the classroom, ideas for research projects, and an instructors manual with sample syllabi