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Assignment 2: Position Paper Two – Impact of Media and Technology on Society

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Professor Doar-Sinkfield

Soc 105: Society and the Media

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Disclaimer: This is a sample. Use this as an example and create your own essay.

Stereotypes presented in the media do affect how people see minority groups. Oftentimes,

people are portrayed as the most stereotypical as possible in shows and movies. According to our

textbook Taking Sides, “Stereotypes are often thought about as primarily negative images, and yet, if

more minorities were portrayed in positive roles, those stereotypes might actually suggest greater

accomplishment and challenge negative stereotypes. At the same time, this question could also be

extended to thinking about the stereotypes presented by women in the media, representations of age,

body type, disability, and class. So the issue of stereotyping is a broad and important one for us to

consider.” (1) In this paper I will examine how images of minorities in the media impact what people

think about other people and how that helps make negative images spread in people’s minds.

One way in which we see negative images of minority groups play out in real life is in police

brutality. Many shows have criminals who are people of color or black. If that is how black people are

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In Taking Sides, authors argue both sides of this issue “Theorists such as Neil Postman argue that

children’s use of media decreases their capacity for imaginative play and exposes them to harmful

stimuli. On the other side of the continuum, David Buckingham argues that new media, such as

computer software, the Internet, and text messaging, provide additional venues for communication and

enhance young people’s ability to extend their knowledge and influence.” (1)

The media can be used for both good and bad. If you take the example of Dora the Explorer,

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Source Page

1. Alexander. 2019. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Media and Society. 15th edition.

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