Ethnoracial Group Research Paper
“Your Turn” Opportunity 8
Sociology 101
The Influence of Television and Media on American Views of Ethnoracial Groups A recent study taken during the fourth quarter of 2010 found that the average American watches approximately 154 hours of television per month (“State of the Media” 2). The large amount of time an American spends in front of a television plays a key role in shaping the public views and opinions of different ethnoracial groups (Newman 380). For the past week I 've gathered information in regards to how ethnoracial groups are portrayed in prime-time television. After viewing several prime-time shows, I 've found that ethnoracial groups are represented in a largely stereotyped manner. In all of the television shows viewed, …show more content…
The social class of each ethnoracial group on prime-time television was between the middle and upper class, and in many cases the role of an upper class ethnoracial character was negatively shown. For example, Tracy Jordan 's excessive and extravagant lifestyle in NBC 's “30 Rock” is representative of the stereotypical affluent African American celebrity living a largely materialistic and extravagant lifestyle. Even the way in which Tracy Jordan’s extravagance is displayed is stereotyped. For example, he is shown wearing large jewelry and owning fancy cars. In “Parks and Recreation”, the African American character Donna, described by NBC as the “parks diva” (“Parks and Recreation”), represents the stereotype of the loud, cynical African American …show more content…
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Hirschman, Charles. “America 's Melting Pot Reconsidered.” Annual Review of Sociology 1983.9 (1983): 397-423. Print.
Kong, Deborah. “Race’s role in comedy an issue” today.com. MSNBC, n.d. Web. 13 Nov 2011
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“Parks and Recreation – The Best of Donna!” nbc.com. National Broadcasting Company, n.d. Web. 11 Nov 2011
“State of the Media: TV Usage Trends: Q3 and Q4 2010.” The Nielsen Company (2011): 1-3. Web. 11 Nov 2011.
“The Office Cast Biographies.” nbc.com. National Broadcasting Company, n.d. Web. 12 Nov
Sociology 101
The Influence of Television and Media on American Views of Ethnoracial Groups A recent study taken during the fourth quarter of 2010 found that the average American watches approximately 154 hours of television per month (“State of the Media” 2). The large amount of time an American spends in front of a television plays a key role in shaping the public views and opinions of different ethnoracial groups (Newman 380). For the past week I 've gathered information in regards to how ethnoracial groups are portrayed in prime-time television. After viewing several prime-time shows, I 've found that ethnoracial groups are represented in a largely stereotyped manner. In all of the television shows viewed, …show more content…
The social class of each ethnoracial group on prime-time television was between the middle and upper class, and in many cases the role of an upper class ethnoracial character was negatively shown. For example, Tracy Jordan 's excessive and extravagant lifestyle in NBC 's “30 Rock” is representative of the stereotypical affluent African American celebrity living a largely materialistic and extravagant lifestyle. Even the way in which Tracy Jordan’s extravagance is displayed is stereotyped. For example, he is shown wearing large jewelry and owning fancy cars. In “Parks and Recreation”, the African American character Donna, described by NBC as the “parks diva” (“Parks and Recreation”), represents the stereotype of the loud, cynical African American …show more content…
The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001. Print.
Hirschman, Charles. “America 's Melting Pot Reconsidered.” Annual Review of Sociology 1983.9 (1983): 397-423. Print.
Kong, Deborah. “Race’s role in comedy an issue” today.com. MSNBC, n.d. Web. 13 Nov 2011
Newman, David M. Sociology. 8th ed. California: Pine Forge Press, 2010. Print.
Park, Ji Hoon, Gabbadon, Nadine G, and Chernin, Ariel R. “Naturalizing Racial Differences Through Comedy: Asian, Black, and White Views on Racial Stereotypes in Rush Hour 2.” Journal of Communications 0021.9916 (2006): 157-177. Print.
“Parks and Recreation – The Best of Donna!” nbc.com. National Broadcasting Company, n.d. Web. 11 Nov 2011
“State of the Media: TV Usage Trends: Q3 and Q4 2010.” The Nielsen Company (2011): 1-3. Web. 11 Nov 2011.
“The Office Cast Biographies.” nbc.com. National Broadcasting Company, n.d. Web. 12 Nov