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The Darkside of Stereotypes: The Effects of Crime in the Media on Racial Identity and Emotions
| Title: | The Darkside of Stereotypes: The Effects of Crime in the Media on Racial Identity and Emotions. |
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| Name(s): |
Campbell, Shantel, Author Rubenking, Bridget, Committee Chair Kinnally, William, Committee Member Neuberger, Lindsay, Committee Member Signorielli, Nancy, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This study investigated how the image of Black criminality in the media affects the racial identity and emotions of Blacks. It also examined how the image of White criminality affects the racial identity and emotions of Whites as a point of comparison. These effects were studied through the lens of self-categorization theory and inter-group emotions theory. SCT posits that a person's biases are a result of how relevant their social identity is to their self-concept. IET posits that the emotions a person feels are derived from the social group they belong to.This study analyzed 369 responses from participants who were presented with Twitter news pages that presented all Black crime stories, all White crime stories, or negative (no race) stories. Findings showed that both Blacks and Whites decreased self-categorization with their race after viewing same-race criminality news stories. It also found that emotions were affected by content of the newsfeed. Lastly, the study found significant differences in self-categorization based on level of identification. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0005769 (IID), ucf:50111 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2015-08-01 M.A. Sciences, Communication Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | race -- media -- crime -- self-categorization -- identity -- racial identity -- Twitter -- social media -- priming -- emotions -- stereotypes | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005769 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2016-08-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
