Media Diversity 1 MEDIA DIVERSITY

Diversity in the Media Amber Suedmeyer The Robert B. Miller Colle e

So!iolo y "1# $ %uman Diversity Dr. &ohn Rasmussen 'ebruary ("rd o) (#1#

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Diversity in the media

The media re)uses to re!o ni*e that our so!iety is diverse and re+resentation o) all +eo+le is ne!essary. ,hen +eo+le are not re+resented e-ually and !orre!tly. stereoty+es are )ormed. Multi!ulturalism in the media is attem+ted everyday. yet at times !an be seen as an insult. Im+rovements in the media !ould be )o!used in the +ortrayal o) all ra!es and ethni!ities. the +ro+ortion o) disabled +ersons )eatured. and the ima e o) /oman.

Ethni!ities are +ortrayed in many di))erent /ays. /hi!h ones are !orre!t0 As 12o++elman. (##34 +uts it. ra!e is a !ate ori*ation o) +eo+le a!!ordin to obvious +hysi!al di))eren!es. It is +roven at a very youn a e. !hildren learn +re5udi!e and stereoty+es. There o+inions a molded basi!ally )rom /at!hin the +arent6s rea!tions to di))erent +eo+le and their surroundin s. ,hen loo7in in a Stuart Ma a*ine 1Te++s. (#1#4 a eneral interest +ubli!ation !overin Stuart and the surroundin hi h8end !ommunities. The !on!entration o) arti!les is money related. due to the )a!t that the +eo+le livin in this area re!eivin this annual +ubli!ation are interested in the elite and lots o) money. 9ets not )or et the )a!t that most o) the time +eo+le runnin the Stuart +ubli!ation have money and the )inal say on /hat is +rinted. +romotin their sel)8interest. This is /here the i noran!e that not everyone in the surroundin areas is ri!h or

Media Diversity " interested in /hose datin /hom in the elite /orld. I have never seen so many so!iety +a es in many di))erent +ubli!ations in one area. Battle Cree7. MI does not have a so!iety +a e. be!ause that is not a ma5ority interest. Surveys are done. demo ra+hi!s are loo7ed at and )indin s o) interest in rou+s are done re ularly. This is /here most stereoty+es are derived )rom and !reated. /hether they are +ositive or ne ative im+a!ts on the rou+s.

The disabled and mentally !hallen ed +eo+le are hardly )eatured in the media. I) they are )eatured they are its usually as !omi! relie). The sho/ 'amily :uy 1Ma!'arlane. 1;;;4 on tbs is )o!used around a dys)un!tional /hite )amily but this +ro ram ma7es a !lear attem+t to in!lude diversity by added &oe the +oli!e o))i!er in a /heel !hair. and Cleveland the bla!7 uy. This sho/ alon /ith South <ar7 on !omedy !entral are animated de+i!tions o) so!iety and !over !urrent events that are !ontroversial in our so!iety. <eo+le are easily in)luen!ed and !an easily +i!7 u+ on ne ative behaviors. =nderstandin o) di))erent +eo+le are rooted )rom other +eo+les +er!e+tions and bias !onveyed in so!iety. ,hen you /at!h a !ommer!ial )or a !redit union. the !om+any attem+ts they6re very best to !over a /ide s+read demo ra+hi!. so there is no !on!e+tion that they are not diverse. Mass Media in)luen!es the sales o) +rodu!ts. This massive e>+osure !an un7no/in ly !reate stereoty+es either ne ative or +ositive that in the end a))e!t the /ay +eo+le o) all 7inds are treated. ,hom ever is ma7in these )inal de!isions in the media mi ht not be edu!ated enou h to re!o ni*e the +re5udi!es bein +romoted. The one in !har e has a bias a enda and /ith out deliberation /ith others. a +romotion o) their sel) interest in !om+lete. <eo+le !annot learn i) the )a!ts are not iven and all +arties

Media Diversity ? must /al7 the /al7 not 5ust tal7 the tal7.

,omen are not +ortrayed realisti!ally in the limeli ht. This is a +roblem be!ause o) the in)luen!e it has the youn ladies dreamin they loo7ed li7e these /oman on the !overs o) ma a*ines /ith their ribs sti!7in out. ,hen loo7in in a BRIDES ma a*ine 1Bratten. (#1#4 there is many ladies visible in bridal o/ns. These /oman are almost al/ays li ht s7inned and s7inny. The reason )or this is due to the surveys done by BRIDE ma a*ine. about /ho ets married the most and /ho !an basi!ally a))ord these e>trava ant dresses. The s7inny /hite irl is the norm in this ma a*ine. Bla!7 irls are seen as bridesmaids o)ten and only a bride /hen /ith her /hite )ian!@e and set o) li ht s7inned irls as her bridesmaids. It6s an unrealisti! notion to thin7 that a bla!7 irl /ith all /hite bridesmaids is normalA It6s +ossible i) she /as an only !hild /ith a /ealthy u+brin in . This s+e!i)i! attem+t /as BRIDES ma a*ine /ay o) sho/in they are diverse. I) they really /anted to be diverse. it should o) in!luded all bla!7 /oman or a rou+ o) /oman /ith bi er /aist than a si*e t/o. It is very rare that you ever see men in these ma a*ines. ,hy is this0 I !an venture to uess that not many men buy or are even interested in a BRIDES ma a*ine. Bo/. he mi ht loo7 at it /hen the bride is sho/in ideas to her )ian!@e6 but never /ould a man /illin buy a C/oman6sD ma a*ine. So there it isA A demo ra+hi! has been sele!ted )or the ma a*ine. Many surveys are done o) /ho buys the ma a*ine and this !om+any has many deliberations on ho/ to e>+and their demo ra+hi!. Its all about the bu!7. ho/ many +eo+le they !an et buy the ma a*ine and ho/ mu!h money they !an !har e ea!h time. This ma a*ine !ost si> dollars )or one issue and !an be almost t/o in!hes thi!7. There are many novels out there )or si> bu!7s. This

Media Diversity E also in)luen!es /hi!h rou+ o) /oman are buyin or !an a))ord to o/n a !o+y o) their very o/n. All o) these 7inds o) +roblems arise in all ty+es o) media and !on)use the avera e Ameri!an on /hat is e>+e!ted o) a /oman.

The misunderstandin s and mis!on!e+tions are /hat ma7e +eo+le so !on)used and unin)ormed o) the realisti! /ays o) li)e )or di))erent rou+s. I) +eo+le /ere not a)raid to as7 -uestions and i) those +eo+le ans/erin these -uestions /ere +atient. than /e /ould have a better +ers+e!tive o) all +eo+le in Ameri!a. <eo+le tend to )or et that our nation /as )ounded on immi rants and !reatin an e-ual o++ortunity )or all +eo+le. Bo matter ho/ /e try there /ill al/ays be dis!rimination. /hether obvious or not. Ameri!ans have to sto+ rationali*in thin s and )ind the truth in /hat6s ri ht on their o/n terms.

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Re)eren!es Te++s. D. 1(#1#4. The Youn EliteG sin le and ready to min le. Stuart Magazine. (F8"E. Ma!'arlane. S. 1!reator4. 11;;;4. Family Guy Htelevision seriesI. Aries. 9.. :oodman. D.. <alladino. D.. J Ku!7erman. D. 1e>e!utive +rodu!ers4. 'u**y Door <rodu!tions. (#th Century 'o> Television. Bratten. M. 1editor J !hie)4. 1(#1#. Mar!h4. The dress issueG the +rettiest o/ns o) the year. at every +ri!e. BRIDES. 18";E. 2o++elman. 2.. J :oodhart. R. 1(##34. =nderstandin human di))eren!es. BostonG <earson Edu!ation. In!.