Ethnicity and Television
How Television Constructs Ethnicity Television is todays most identifiable medium that has a powerful influence on social life, peoples worldviews, consumer behavior and the shaping of society’s opinions. ... The way that television stereotypes African-Americans increases the likelihood that whites will make negative social perception judgments about their race and culture. ... First of all, as the article African American Women on Primetime Television states that “the history or development of the black image in network television reflects a picture of stereotypes, tokenism, paternalism, and neglect. ... Next, television images portray African Americans as poor and violent. ... In conclusion, in today’s mass-mediated consumer society, people rely on television imagery to interpret and understand their everyday lives.