Title: Racial & Socio-economic Stereotypes - Stereotypes in the Media
Headings: Racial & Socio-economic Stereotypes
Racial & Socio-economic Stereotypes
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Racial Stereotypes
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Outline
Our mass media is filled with biased racial stereotypes, here are some examples:
Causes of racial stereotypes
Looking through Equity Lens
Media Racial stereotypes in canada
References
Socioeconomic Stereotypes in media
Outline
Causes
Looking through the equity lens
Canada Connections
Refernces

Content: Frequent exposure to negative stereotype cause those racial groups who are being stereotyped normalize and gradually internalize the stereotypes. Victimized groups may develop lower self-esteem, lower expectations, lower motivations and self-doubt. This further leads to a series of negative societal problems, including
fewer people attempting for higher education
high unemployment rate
unsuccessful marriage
poor living conditions
criminality (mediasmarts. 2014)
As negative stereotypes in media lead to stigmatized damage to racial groups, it further contributes to the inequity gap between dominant and minority racial groups. And this process self-fuels the stereotypes, as the more examples of this societal problems displayed by certain targeted groups, the more the stereotypes in media seem to be validated and justified. It is indeed a vicious cycle! Media Racial stereotypes in canada
As a nation with open immigration policies, Canada is a country with diverse ethnicity backgrounds. Despite the wonderful multiculturalism Canada is well-known for, sadly, when it does not reflect the cultural diversity in Canada when it comes to mainstream media. The lack of representations of these minority groups are heightened by the over-representation of the dominant culture. Let Numbers Speak...
According to Statistics Canada, more than 200 different ethnic groups live in Canada and 16.2% of the nation population belongs to visible minorities (Statistics Canada, 2006).