The Symbolic Representation of Latinos: A Content Analysis of Prime-Time Television
Description:
The media are powerful agents of socialization in modern society influencing values, beliefs, and attitudes of the culture that produces them. Both the quantity and quality of Latino images in the media may reflect and reinforce the place of Latinos in United States society. This study examines how Latinos are portrayed in television entertainment programming by addressing two major research questions: 1) What is the extent of Latino recognition on prime-time television? and 2) What is the exte…
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Date:
August 2001
Creator:
McKenzie-Elliott, Tracey M.
Partner:
UNT Libraries