Images That Injure
Pictorial Stereotypes in the Media
Published on 20. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-275-95357-7 (ISBN)
Description
Images That Injure is a collection of essays that discuss visual messages that harm and perpetuate misleading myths about members of various cultural groups. The volume begins with a general overview and includes ethnic, gender, age, physical disabilities, sexual orientation, and miscellaneous (from politicians to police officers) stereotypes with contributions written by some of the leading experts in the field of mass communications. The strength and scope of the work comes from its generalistic approach. This is the first published work that looks at media stereotypes of people in such a broad range of categories. In concluding sections, educators offer their insights on the impact, societal costs, and solutions to visual stereotypical coverage. In addition, a photographic section presents positive examples of visual coverage of various groups.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-275-95357-7 (9780275953577)
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Persons
PAUL MARTIN LESTER is Associate Professor of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. He has been a writer, photojournalist, and educator for over 25 years. He was a staff photographer for the New Orleans Times Picayune and editor of The Ethics of Photojournalism (a National Press Photographers Association Special Report). He is the author of Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach (1991) and Visual Communication: Images with Messages (1995).
Content
Introduction by Paul Martin Lester; General Overview; Ethical and Moral Responsibilities of the Media by Deni Elliott; Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination by Willard Enteman; Media Methods that Lead to Stereotypes by Travis Linn; Ethnic Stereotypes; African Americans by Carolyn Martindale; Mexican Americans by Ramon Chavez; Pacific Islanders by Tom Brislin; Native Americans by Lucy Ganje; Jewish Americans by Marsha Woodbury; Irish Americans by Sue Ross; Anglo Americans by Charles Davis; Arabs and Islam by Nancy Beth Jackson; Gender Stereotypes; Working Woman by Patsy Watkins; Women as Mothers by Dona Schwartz; Women as Sex Partners by Kim Walsh-Childers; Women in Advertising by Bonnie Drewniany; Men in Advertising by Philip Patterson; Men in the News by Lee Jolliffe; Age Stereotypes; Children by Kathy Brittain McKee; Older Adults by Ted Smythe; Physical Stereotypes; Disabled by Jack Nelson; Blind by Lee Wilkins; Large Women by Linda Coulter; Sexual Preference Stereotypes; Visual Persuasion Techniques by Marguerite Moritz; Gay and Lesbian Stereotypes by Larry Gross; Female/Male Archetypes by Julianne H. Newton; Miscellaneous Stereotypes; Teachers by John Bell; Police Officals by Katherine Reed; Politicians by Keith Kenney, Lee Zukowski, and Carl Glassman; Lawyers by Tim Gleason; Religious Followers by Craig Denton; Media Personnel by Walter Jaehnig; Media Victims by Jim Brown; Photographic Section, Images that Heal with a commentary by J.B. Colson; Concluding Remarks; Common Ground and Future Hopes by Clifford Christians.