Racial Identity, Media Use, and the Social Construction of Risk among African Americans

Investigated the influence of racial identity on the relationship between media and perception of risk among African Americans. A radio campaign was implemented to reduce domestic violence among African Americans. Telephone interviews before, during, and after the campaign indicated that the correla...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of black studies 2001-05, Vol.31 (5), p.600-618
1. Verfasser:	Gandy, Oscar H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American Culture African Americans Attitude Measures Battered Women Black communities Black people Black White Differences Black women Domestic violence Education Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Family Violence Females Information Processing Laboratory Experiments Mass media Mass Media Effects Mass Media Use Media Media use Methodology (Data Analysis) Perceptions Public opinion Race Racial differences Racial Identification Racial identity Radio Reference Groups Risk Risk Assessment Social aspects Spousal abuse Stereotypes Television programs Television violence United States Violence Violence in mass media White people Whites Women in mass media
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Zusammenfassung:	Investigated the influence of racial identity on the relationship between media and perception of risk among African Americans. A radio campaign was implemented to reduce domestic violence among African Americans. Telephone interviews before, during, and after the campaign indicated that the correlations between racial identity and risk perceptions were statistically significant. Education was a significant predictor of estimates of risk. (SM)
ISSN:	0021-9347 1552-4566
DOI:	10.1177/002193470103100505