Diversity in U.S. Mass Media

Diversity in U.S. Mass Media provides comprehensive coverageof the evolution and issues surrounding portrayals of social groupswithin the mass media of the United States. * Focuses on past and current mass media representations ofsocial groups * Provides an overview of key theories that have guided researchin mass media representations and stereotyping * Discusses the impact new media has on representation and howtechnology is giving a new voice to various social groups * Includes a chapter on how mass media industries are addressingdiversity, complete with specially-commissioned interviews withmedia professionals * Offers helpful supplementary features such as a glossary,questions for reflection, suggestions for projects related todiversity in mass media, and online resources for both instructorsand students * Accompanying website provides a glossary, links to relatedsites, recommendations of films to watch in the classroom, ideasfor research projects, and an instructor's manual with samplesyllabi