Intervening in the Media's Influence on Stereotypes of Race and Ethnicity: The Role of Media Literacy Education

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-185

  Scharrer, Erica ^a   Ramasubramanian, Srividya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; ETHNICITY; LITERACY; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACIAL IDENTITY; STUDENT;

EID: 84924521444     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12103     Document Type: Article

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