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ROUGH DRAFT 😎
Select a culture to research throughout the semester.
This first paper will analyze what you find out about the culture 1) from depictions of the cultural group in U.S. media and 2) from academic journals or scholarly references explaining the communication/values of the cultural group.
Write 1,000-1,250 words in response to the following:
- Compare and contrast the concepts of stereotyping and ethnocentrism.
- Find two concrete examples that show how the cultural group you are studying is stereotypically represented by local and/or national media in the U.S. (This could include Comic Strips, Newspaper Articles, Advertisements, TV Shows, etc.).
- Compare and contrast these media stereotypes with research about the culture communication value orientations (pick two value dimensions from the list provided below, describe the value dimension, explain what research findings say about your culture in relation to these values, and give illustrations of how this is expressed in their communication).
- High vs. low-context
- High vs. low power-distance
- Individualism vs. collectivism
- High vs. low uncertainty avoidance
- Polychronic vs. monochronic
- Femininity vs. masculinity
- Long-term vs. short-term
- Indulgence vs. restraint
- Using academic sources, explain how mass-mediated stereotypes may affect communication between you and a member of this cultural group.
You will turn this paper into 2 places by the deadline (Day 7): 1) submit it into the assignment dropbox, and 2) post it into the MAIN FORUM under the folder your instructor sets up. (Your final draft of this assignment will be due by Day 7 of Topic 3.)
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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Stereotypes and Ethnocentrism: The Latino Community in US Media
The ideas of liberty and equality are often presented as the standard of American living,
but in its social relationships, the United States fails to show a truly egalitarian attitude towards
different ethnic and racial groups within the nation. The complexity of the racial and ethnic
relationships is complex. One particular manifestation of these interconnection of structures is the
prevalence of ethnocentrism in the nation’s social, cultural and political landscapes. Ethnocentrism
is a process by which a series negative attitudes of a particular group of people are perpetuated,
including “seeing one’s own group (the in-group) as virtuous and superior” and out-groups as
contemptible and inferior” (Hammond & Axelrod, 2006). For the latino community, this can be
manifested at both an institutional and a cultural level. The former is presented through the
statements of elected officials, who hold particularly contemptuous views on the ethnic group. The
latter, on the other hand, is perpetuated through various social mechanisms. Stereotypes, which are
often reproduced in popular media, in both fictional and real life productions, can aid in this
purpose. As a result, the individuals can begin to internalize the negative conceptions that are
presented about particular ethnic groups. Prejudice is fostered under these conditions which
hinders the relations between groups. As a result...