People might advocate to make schools and other sites of education safe spaces for all people regardless of the issues of identity by teaching about minority groups. Representation of minority groups matter and can create a positive impact. The Handbook of Gender and Communication states, ”Media, in short, are central to what ultimately come to represent our social realities" (Brooks, D., & Hebert, L. 2006). Media is a huge part of people’s lives. Nowadays, media is being integrated more than ever into the classroom. I believe that we should bring in positive or create positive representation into educational environments using media. Media is a powerful way to capture the attention of children and that is great for auditory and visual learners. …show more content…
Unfortunately, not everyone's media experience showed minority groups in a positive light like mine. There is a lot of misrepresentation and stereotypes about groups that can be doing harm. Sometimes people won't even see and read about certain minority groups at all in their media experience. I think schools and other sites of education should prioritize time, space, and energy on showing positive representations of minority groups, especially to young children. This can prevent children from experiencing negative representation of minorities that will cause them to be racist, homophobic, and prejudice. I feel that older children should see the misrepresentation of groups and be taught to critique it. This is because, like Jajewski, J.said, "we will be treading water in the fight to end racism until there is a widespread understanding that being blind to color is being blind to oppression (Jajewski, J. 2012). We need to see that people of color or another minority are different because of the struggles and situations they face if we want to end …show more content…
We can not expect children to get the representation they need at home. That’s another reason why we need positive representation in classes. Positive representation can make a huge difference especially for those in the LBGT+ community. I remember a story I read on tumblr written by a mom who was watching Supergirl with her young daughter. Her daughter starts crying during the episode where the character Alex Danvers realizes she’s gay and comes out to her family. The mother asks her daughter why she’s crying and the daughter explains that she feels the same way as Alex. Seeing the character Alex Danvers realize and be open about her sexuality helped the daughter realize her own feelings and come out to her mom who was completely supportive. I always viewed Alex Danvers’ coming out story as important but seeing the positive impact on children and others really brings to light on how powerful representation could be. Representation gives minorities a sense of belonging is which is important to one’s well being and to their self esteem which is need to accomplish their goals. Also I have read comments where people have admitted to changing their opinions for the better after watching content with positive
Minorities, African American and Latinos, in America are faced with challenges daily in white society. There are many obstacles minorities experience such as: being judged based on race, stereotyped, or worst being discriminated against by peers. Sadly, minorities can’t seem to escape to harsh realities society created. Citizens in the white society categorize humans by their race to socially construct the achievements and legitimate political goals. Minorities struggles with these goals due to the challenges they experience. The location of these challenges can occur in various places including on the job and/or at school. You may be under the impression that such challenges occurs within the adult minority groups. However, this applies to minority children as well. When the children are face with
The minorities are vulnerable to the media because the minorities are shot and killed by the police. In the case of Michael Brown, who is a minority, being that he is a young black male, who allegedly was walking illegally in the middle of a street was shot by Darren Wilson a white police officer. In the accounts of what transpired Wilson the police officer said that Brown attacked him in his car, but an eyewitness alleged that brown was shot while holding his hands up in the air and was unharmed(“Police Brutality”). However the headlines in the media are emphasizing race, black vs. white, which is a controversial topic due to the history of black and white people. Do to events like slavery and segregation, yet the media seem to play on race instead of facts. Next, People don’t process or take in the truth. For example, in the case of Eric Garner, people bypass the part of Eric selling illegal cigarettes and all people hear is the Eric was put in a choke hold. The media realize how to exploit the minority faults. For instance the minorities have a low literacy rate. That means a most of the minority population don’t know how to read and write. The media know how to use their power to get an emotional reaction without providing a considerable amount of information and that can cause people to make irrational decisions. Lastly, how the media is affecting minorities because what
"Minorities in the Media: Stereotypes and Negativity." Temple Journalism Review. N.p., 26 May 2009. Web. 12 May 2014.
The education system is arguably the most beneficial system in the world; however, it also contains many controversial practices. Proper funding, discrimination, and curriculum are just some of the problems in today’s education system. Everyone has a different opinion about what is best for our children and it is impossible to please everyone. As long as the educational system is in tact, then there will be confusion and debate within the system and its’ administrators. The only thing that can be done is attempting to make it so that everyone will benefit equally, but this is much more difficult than one would assume. I will focus on the aspect of discrimination on minorities within special education and more specifically the following questions: Does the special education system discriminate against minorities? If so, how? What can be done, if anything, to correct or improve this system?
“The media serve as a tool that people use to define, measure, and understand American society” (Deo et al., 149). Thinking of the media as a tool for the American people also extends into the realm of race and ethnicity. The United States has had a long and difficult history pertaining to the racial and ethnic identities of the many different people that reside within and outside of it’s borders. That history is still being created and this country still struggles with many of the same problems that have plagued this area since before the founding of the U.S. As stated above, the popular media has a large impact on the way that race and ethnicity are understood by people, especially when considering the prevalence of segregation in the U.S.
It has become a tool to provide a positive voice, influence, and opportunity to reach people you may have never been able to reach before. I don't argue that all media usage is negative , I theorize the way our community has chosen to use it hasn’t been solely positive. In closing, our media has negatively reshaped our culture inadvertently. It has changed our focus away from the real responsibilities of life, provided another world for people to hide behind and also made many people overly paranoid to the negative things. In stand for development, I would suggest people to use Media has an additional voice, not another identity. Also, for its producers to really understand its influence and realize the positive influence they can create on our society by simply using it in the right way. In direction to its consumers, I would suggest to not only consume media ; To open the eyes and focus back to the things that are unrelated to keyboards, tv and everything
We live in a culturally diverse society where there are many differences among various racial and ethnic groups. When these different groups come into contact with one another they interact in many different ways. Prejudice and discrimination are key factors in understanding intergroup relationships. Competition, religious ideas, fear of strangers and nationalism are elements that contribute to prejudice. Many expressions of negative prejudicial attitudes, stereotyping and discriminatory behavior can have negative impact on the social relationships between dominant and minority groups. Many prejudices are passed along from child to parent and the influence of television and movies perpetuate demeaning portrayals about specific groups. Although prejudice continues to flourish, education plays an import role in combating prejudice and racism by providing courses and programs that help to recognize the distinction between various ethnic groups and develop an appreciation of these cultural differences.
...types about people like themselves, and the message that they are inferior and cannot achieve, and their coming to believe or internalize those stereotypes and messages" (201). This turns into a loss of self-esteem and extreme hatred towards oneself and members of their group. In the school systems, teachers tend to pay less attention to students of color, or else don't encourage them as much as they do the white children. Also, the students themselves can make cruel comments to their peers and all of this can lead to internalized racism. Teachers need to watch their own actions as well as those of their students to make sure this isn't happening. The teachers should accept, learn, and believe the fact that we are all one. There is not two, three, or ten human species, there is one. If this is stressed enough in schools, children can grow up free of racism.
Media has become a major part of our lives. Indeed it has shape the way we perceive other races. Minority races such as Latinos, African American, Native American and Asians are being misrepresented in media. Media has a huge impact on race, by presenting race stereotypes media is telling us that certain races behave a particular way which shapes the way society sees them and in many times the way they see themselves. We tend to believe everything media says about us and other races without questioning if it is actually true.
The movie “It’s Elementary” does a great job showing the positivity reaction kids have to presenting LGBT issues in the school system. The documentary showed that all age groups can benefit from these lessons. For example, a heterosexual, 8th grade social studies teacher felt it was very important to teach his students to be respectful and not afraid of their sexuality. This teacher started his lesson by asking students to share stereotypes. He then related these stereotypes to LGBT issues. One student shared with the class that he uses slurs “out of ignorance”. This
With the lack of representation that we have in today’s media, it takes away the voice that smaller groups have to express themselves in a safe environment. The act of being a member of a less represented, or even misrepresented, minority and being able to speak out can help normalize the group to the general public. According to Natalie Dulka, a freshman at Concordia University, ”Diversity in media can be a way for less understood and underrepresented groups,
Diversity in classrooms can open student’s minds to all the world has to offer. At times diversity and understanding of culture, deviant experiences and perspectives can be difficult to fulfill, but with appropriate strategies and resources, it can lead students gaining a high level of respect for those unlike them, preferably than a judgmental and prejudiced view.
The world is currently undergoing a cultural change, and we live in an increasingly diverse society. This change is not only affect the people in the community but also affect the way education is viewed. Teaching diversity in the classroom and focusing multicultural activities in the programs can help improve positive social behavior in children. There is no question that the education must be prepared to embrace the diversity and to teach an increasingly diverse population of young children.
There are a number of important reasons to educate students about media literacy in the classroom. First and foremost, media dominate the political and cultural lives of the majority of Americans in the United States. Secondly, media strongly influences values and behaviors. Furthermore, media goes beyond personal and direct experiences. Media also has the ability to influences us subconsciously. In addition, media literacy can increase our enjoyment of the media. Due to the enormous impact media plays in the lives of citizens, media literacy must develop into an integral component of school curriculum.
Conclusion, media can be used to promote social growth and thinking skills. If television and the newer electronic media, is used wisely it can have great positive potential for learning and development. Television is a better medium for conveying certain types of information, and it makes learning available to group of children who do not do well in traditional school situations and even to people who cannot read well. People believe media also can make any latest new all around to world reach everyone easily via media mass in a very short time.