Images that injure : pictorial stereotypes in the media / edited by Paul Martin Lester and Susan Dente Ross ; foreword by Everette E. Dennis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lester, Paul Martin.

Ross, Susan Dente.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.

Physical Description:

xii, 322 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

Images That Injure: An Introduction / Paul Martin Lester, Susan Dente Ross 1

1. Moral Responsibilities and the Power of Pictures / Deni Elliott 7

2. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination / Willard F. Enteman 15

3. Media Methods That Lead to Stereotypes / Travis Linn 23

4. Unconscious, Ubiquitous Frames / Susan Dente Ross 29

5. Images That Heal / J.B. Colson 35

II. Stereotypes from September 11, 2001

6. Visual Symbolism and Stereotypes in the Wake of 9/11 / Paul Martin Lester 43

7. Terrorists We Like and Terrorists We Don't Like / Deni Elliott 51

8. Unequal Combatants on an Uneven Media Battlefield: Palestine and Israel / Susan Dente Ross 57

9. Post-9/11 Discrimination against Arabs and Muslims / James W. Brown 65

10. Arabs and Arab Americans: Ancient Middle East Conflicts Hit Home / Nancy Beth Jackson 75

III. Ethnic Stereotypes

11. Media Stereotypes of African Americans / Linus Abraham 87

12. Ethnic Stereotypes: Hispanics and Mexican Americans / Ramon Chavez 93

13. Exotics, Erotics, and Coconuts: Stereotypes of Pacific Islanders / Tom Brislin 103

14. Native American Stereotypes / Lucy A. Ganje 113

15. Jewish Images That Injure / Marsha Woodbury 121

16. Images of Irish Americans: Invisible, Inebriated, or Irascible / Susan Dente Ross 131

IV. Gender Stereotypes

17. Women as Sex Partners / Kim Walsh-Childers 141

18. We've Come a Long Way Maybe: An Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Super Bowl Commercials from 1989 to 2002 / Bonnie Drewniany 149

V. Age Stereotypes

19. The Child as Image: Media Stereotypes of Children / Kathy Brittain McKee 159

20. Growing Old in Commercials: Not Always a Laughing Matter / Ted Curtis Smythe 167

VI. Physical Stereotypes

21. The Invisible Cultural Group: Images of Disability / Jack A. Nelson 175

22. The Blind in the Media: A Vision of Stereotypes in Action / Lee Wilkins 185

VII. Sexual Orientation Stereotypes

23. Recapturing the Archetype: An Inclusive Vision of Sexuality and Gender / Marguerite Moritz 197

24. The Avocado and the Asparagus: Searching for Masculine and Feminine Archetypes within the Stereotyping Theater of Sexualized Mediatypes / Julianne H. Newton, Rick Williams 207

VIII. Miscellaneous Stereotypes

25. Drawing Blood: Images, Stereotypes, and the Political Cartoon / Keith Kenney, Michael Colgan 223

26. Transformation of a Stereotype: Geeks, Nerds, Whiz Kids, and Hackers / Olan Farnal 233

27. Stereotyping of Media Personnel / Walter B. Jaehnig 241

28. Common Ground and Future Hopes / Clifford G. Christians 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-305) and index.

ISBN:

027597846X

0275978451

OCLC:

52030773