1) Discuss from a sociological perspective the difference between
race and ethnicity, along with the terms prejudice, racism and
scapegoat. Explain how your racial or ethnic identity has played a
significant (positive or negative) role in your life?
2) Racial
and ethnic stereotypes are everywhere in the mass media (social media,
television ads, magazines etc). Surveying some of these mediums,
identify racial or ethnic stereotypes in the media. Who were the
targets? Which sociological or psychological theories best explain the
dissemination of these racial or ethnic representations in the mass
media?
race and ethnicity, along with the terms prejudice, racism and
scapegoat. Explain how your racial or ethnic identity has played a
significant (positive or negative) role in your life?
2) Racial
and ethnic stereotypes are everywhere in the mass media (social media,
television ads, magazines etc). Surveying some of these mediums,
identify racial or ethnic stereotypes in the media. Who were the
targets? Which sociological or psychological theories best explain the
dissemination of these racial or ethnic representations in the mass
media?
