Researchers Studied the Portrayal of African Americans in Prime-Time Television

Multiple Choice

Researchers studied the portrayal of African Americans in prime-time television shows and found an increase from the 1970s, when African Americans made up 6 percent of characters (compared to 12 percent of the U.S. population) , through the early 2000s, when African Americans made up 16 percent of characters (compared to 13 percent of the U.S. population) . This demonstrates

A) how content analysis may be used to measure cultural change.
B) the limitations of doing content analysis.
C) the need for more studies of prime-time television content.
D) the racist nature of American society today.