Not a pretty picture : ethnic minority views on television

著者

書誌事項

Not a pretty picture : ethnic minority views on television

Bob Mullan

Avebury, c1996

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全7件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106)

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Based on the ITC's 1994 survey of public opinion which was concerned with a wide range of broadcasting-related issues, this study seeks to ascertain whether members of the ethnic minorities believe television is fair to them (and others), and whether it meets their needs. Ethnic minorities in the UK make up over 5% of the population yet are hardly represented in the hundreds of hours of terrestrial broadcast television each week. Subtle forms of racism are present in white-dominated programming, and soaps present non-whites as a sort of joke humanity - stereotypical, simple, and amusingly childish. Serious programmes dwell on the negative aspects of ethnicity: race as a problem, cultural clashes and language barriers. The lack of positive non-white TV role models for children to identify with is leading to growing alienation and disaffection. Ethnic minorities are increasingly defining themselves in opposition to white institutions and turning towards separate channels to meet their own needs. This study investigates the whole issue of TV and ethnic minority viewers: their viewing choices, their criticisms, their feelings about the way they are portrayed. Most ethnic communities consider that TV is a white medium and predominantly controlled by whites.

目次

  • Mass media and ethnic relations: background. The survey: television in the home
  • questions of impartiality and bias
  • offence and regulation
  • the importance of television. The future of television and ethnic relations: alternative television.

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ