Race and gender in the media: A content analysis of advertisements in two Mainstream black magazines

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-21

  Hazell, Vanessa ^a   Clarke, Juanne ^b  

^a Yorkville University   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black ideals; Black portrayals; Gender; Media analysis; Race; White ideals

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249139064     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934706291402     Document Type: Article

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