Question 1

Television shows starring successful African Americans, such as the Cosby Show,
helped to reduce stereotypes about other African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Blacks and Latinxs are more likely to be incarcerated than Whites because they commit more crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The depiction of successful Blacks in television shows, such as the Cosby Show, helped to:

Accepted Answer

A)   reduce stereotypes about African Americans
B)   make White Americans feel less racist because they liked the Black characters
C)   show that successful Blacks do not experience discrimination
D)   All of the above B

Question 4

Chapter 4 describes stereotypes about Asian, Latina, and Black women. For each group, there is a stereotype of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   hypersexual woman
B)   damsel in distress
C)   docile spouse
D)   vengeful female

Question 5

We typically think of watching popular television shows such as Girls and Sex and the City as a harmless use of our leisure time. Discuss one way in which viewing these shows can harm non-White Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of We typically think of watching popular television...

Question 6

Media portrayals of non-Whites may partly explain why so little is being done about racial disparities in a nation that values equality and democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The stereotypical portrayals of racial groups on television are harmful in that they:

Accepted Answer

A)   normalize racial segregation
B)   maintain racial disparities
C)   justify racial inequalities
D)   All of the above

Question 8

Whites are over-represented on television shows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An example of social media being used in a way to create positive change is:

Accepted Answer

A)   The OscarsSoWhite campaign
B)   The HYPERLINK "http://www.martinlutherking.org" www.martinlutherking.org website
C)   Twitter reactions to Black actors being cast in the film The Hunger Games
D)   All of the above

Question 10

Which group is largely absent among portrayals of characters in video games?

Accepted Answer

A)   Latinos
B)   Arabs
C)   Black women
D)   All of the above

Question 11

There is evidence that social media has the potential to counter stereotypes in positive ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When Christian Peter, a White football player and Lawrence Phillips, a Black football player, both were accused of assault, only Phillips' case received national media coverage. This example demonstrates how:

Accepted Answer

A)   the media portrays Black and White athletes differently
B)   Black men are more likely to be incarcerated than White men
C)   news media are more likely to sensationalize violent crime
D)   Americans criminalize athletes

Question 13

Patricia Hill Collins contends that media representations of people of color vary by race, class, and gender. Discuss how African Americans' depictions in the media vary by social class and gender. How might these gendered and classed depictions shape intra-racial interactions in African American communities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Patricia Hill Collins contends that media representations...

Question 14

The Cosby Show, the top American sitcom for eight years in the 1980s, depicted a middle class Black family that consisted of a father who was a doctor, a mother who was a lawyer, and five children. Do the show's positive depictions of an African American family provide an example how racist ideology, at least in some television programs, has disappeared in the media? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Cosby Show, the top American sitcom...

Question 15

Identify and discuss three ways in which controlling images influence everyone who encounters them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and discuss three ways in which...

Question 16

Portrayals of people of color on television vary by:

Accepted Answer

A)   race, class, and gender
B)   class, socioeconomic status, and age
C)   gender, religion, and sexual orientation
D)   race, ethnicity, and nationality

Question 17

Identify and discuss two specific ways in which racial stereotypes justify and reinforce the unequal treatment of non-White Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and discuss two specific ways in...

Question 18

Identify and discuss how user-generated videos, such as YouTube videos, hold the potential to counteract stereotypes of people of color. How can these user-generated videos also amplify racist stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and discuss how user-generated videos, such...

Question 19

Which of the following "controlling images" are used to justify institutional inequalities in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Representations of Latinos as criminals to justify the disproportionate incarceration of imprisonment for Latinos
B)   Representations of Latinas as hypersexual to justify cuts in welfare
C)   Representations of Latinxs in jobs serving Whites to justify their position in low-wage occupations
D)   All of the above

Question 20

Patricia Hill Collins defines _______ as current reflections of racial formations from prior historical periods.

Accepted Answer

A)   enlightened racism
B)   color-blind racism
C)   new racism
D)   traditional racism

Exam 4: Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Television shows starring successful African Americans, such as the Cosby Show, helped to reduce stereotypes about other African Americans.

Blacks and Latinxs are more likely to be incarcerated than Whites because they commit more crimes.

The depiction of successful Blacks in television shows, such as the Cosby Show, helped to:

Chapter 4 describes stereotypes about Asian, Latina, and Black women. For each group, there is a stereotype of the:

We typically think of watching popular television shows such as Girls and Sex and the City as a harmless use of our leisure time. Discuss one way in which viewing these shows can harm non-White Americans.

Media portrayals of non-Whites may partly explain why so little is being done about racial disparities in a nation that values equality and democracy.

The stereotypical portrayals of racial groups on television are harmful in that they:

Whites are over-represented on television shows.

An example of social media being used in a way to create positive change is:

Which group is largely absent among portrayals of characters in video games?

There is evidence that social media has the potential to counter stereotypes in positive ways.

When Christian Peter, a White football player and Lawrence Phillips, a Black football player, both were accused of assault, only Phillips' case received national media coverage. This example demonstrates how:

Identify and discuss three ways in which controlling images influence everyone who encounters them.

Portrayals of people of color on television vary by:

Identify and discuss two specific ways in which racial stereotypes justify and reinforce the unequal treatment of non-White Americans.

Identify and discuss how user-generated videos, such as YouTube videos, hold the potential to counteract stereotypes of people of color. How can these user-generated videos also amplify racist stereotypes?

Which of the following "controlling images" are used to justify institutional inequalities in the United States?

Patricia Hill Collins defines _______ as current reflections of racial formations from prior historical periods.