Essay

The essay for this lesson is required to be 1,000-1,500-words and clearly demonstrate your understanding of the prompt. Essays should be 5 or more paragraphs with a clear introduction, thesis statement and conclusion, written in APA format (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/).

Examine racial stereotyping and prejudice, with references to specific portrayals in the media. Include specific examples from materials you covered in this lesson.

References

Rethinking Racial Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination. APA.org. April 2006.

Owens, Lynn C. (2008), Network News: The Role of Race in Source Selection and Story Topic, Howard Journal of Communications, Vol. 19, Issue 4, pp. 355-370.

Adams-Bass, et al. (2014). Measuring the meaning of black media stereotypes and their relationship to the racial identity, black history knowledge, and racial socialization.