TY - JOUR
T1 - Media, Diversity, and Representation in the U.S.
T2 - A Review of the Quantitative Research Literature on Media Content and Effects
AU - Scharrer, Erica
AU - Ramasubramanian, Srividya
AU - Banjo, Omotayo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Broadcast Education Association.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The U.S. population is becoming more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. In some ways, television, film, video game, and news content reflect that reality. Yet, in other ways, such content falls short, in terms of underrepresenting particular social groups and/or depicting those groups in a limited manner. The current review essay details the ways in which a number of minoritized social groups are portrayed in major media forms in the U.S. and connects to the research on implications of such depictions for minoritized as well as non-minoritized groups. A call for future research that centers the ways in which identities are intersectional, balances agency and vulnerability, and unpacks the complex and contextual nature of media content and influence is made, in addition to identifying new topical areas for research.
AB - The U.S. population is becoming more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexuality. In some ways, television, film, video game, and news content reflect that reality. Yet, in other ways, such content falls short, in terms of underrepresenting particular social groups and/or depicting those groups in a limited manner. The current review essay details the ways in which a number of minoritized social groups are portrayed in major media forms in the U.S. and connects to the research on implications of such depictions for minoritized as well as non-minoritized groups. A call for future research that centers the ways in which identities are intersectional, balances agency and vulnerability, and unpacks the complex and contextual nature of media content and influence is made, in addition to identifying new topical areas for research.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2022.2138890
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2022.2138890
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145277067
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 66
SP - 723
EP - 749
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 4
ER -