Add to ORKGIn American culture, black women have often been categorized in stereotypical ways as the hypersexualized jezebel, the subservient mammy, or the angry black woman. The purpose of this study is to explore how these stereotypes are an integral part of our culture and how the influence of the media affects the black woman’s universal image. The main questions this study asks are 1) What are the origins of these stereotypes? 2) How are these stereotypes shown in the media? and 3) How do these stereotypes affect the black woman’s image in society? The study defines media as television sitcoms and dramas, and the sample for analysis is made up of seven shows dating back from the 1950’s to the present day. Preliminary results show that the stereot...
Black women are one of the most progressive minority groups in the U.S. in terms of business and eco...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...
My research will focus on how media representation of Black women affects the understanding of one's...
My research will focus on how media representation of Black women affects the understanding of one's...
Research examining Black women’s portrayals on television have often found that Black women are port...
Research examining Black women’s portrayals on television have often found that Black women are port...
The purpose of this research is to examine how television shows and their portrayals of professional...
The purpose of this research is to examine how television shows and their portrayals of professional...
The ways in which African American women negotiate the intersections of popular media, dominant disc...
For years, African American women have been portrayed in mainstream media in a false light. From the...
Major: PsychologyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Maureen Outlaw, Sociology and Anthropology Through a thorough a...
This work examines historical images of African American womanhood such as "mammy," "bad black girl,...
This research asks the question: how has popular culture portrayed dark-skinned women and what chang...
In the past, poignant controlling images and stereotypes have run prevalent in the American historic...
Black women are one of the most progressive minority groups in the U.S. in terms of business and eco...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...
My research will focus on how media representation of Black women affects the understanding of one's...
My research will focus on how media representation of Black women affects the understanding of one's...
Research examining Black women’s portrayals on television have often found that Black women are port...
Research examining Black women’s portrayals on television have often found that Black women are port...
The purpose of this research is to examine how television shows and their portrayals of professional...
The purpose of this research is to examine how television shows and their portrayals of professional...
The ways in which African American women negotiate the intersections of popular media, dominant disc...
For years, African American women have been portrayed in mainstream media in a false light. From the...
Major: PsychologyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Maureen Outlaw, Sociology and Anthropology Through a thorough a...
This work examines historical images of African American womanhood such as "mammy," "bad black girl,...
This research asks the question: how has popular culture portrayed dark-skinned women and what chang...
In the past, poignant controlling images and stereotypes have run prevalent in the American historic...
Black women are one of the most progressive minority groups in the U.S. in terms of business and eco...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...
Although diversity on television has ebbed and flowed in recent years, many new shows have recently ...