A Wholistic View of Black Women on Scripted TV: A Content Analysis

被引:16
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作者
Cox, Vaness [1 ]
Ward, L. Monique [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, 530 Church St,East Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
关键词
scripted television; Black women; content analysis; FEMININITY IDEOLOGY SCALE; PRIME-TIME TELEVISION; AFRICAN-AMERICAN; GENDER; RACE; PERCEPTIONS; REPRESENTATIONS; PORTRAYALS; MINORITIES; YOUNG;
D O I
10.1177/0095798419887072
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Existing analyses of Black women on TV have tended to focus on their general prevalence or employment/family status. As such, less is known about the extent to which they reflect broader attributes associated with women and with Black women. Accordingly, we examined portrayals of Black women on 12 scripted programs, focusing on 33 behaviors associated with mothering, friendship, work, and stress, in addition to role status and appearance. Our results indicated that Black women on scripted television programs were often single, mothers, dark-skinned, thin, and in high-status occupations. The most prevalent behaviors depicted were giving orders or commands, engaging in occupation-related actions or statements, and showing emotion (e.g., crying, storming off). Implications of these characterizations are discussed, both in terms of the breadth and accuracy of their representation and in the potential ways they may be perceived by viewers.
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页码:540 / 570
页数:31
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