The effect of television viewing on ethnic prejudice against immigrants: A study in the Italian context |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 200, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden;2. Goettingen Centre for Gender Studies (GCG), Georg-August-University Goettingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 7, 37073 Göttingen, Germany;1. Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO;2. Division of Pulmonary, Asthma and Sleep Medicine, Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA;3. Pediatric Heart Lung Center, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO |
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| Abstract: | Television viewers construct many different meanings from the programs they watch. Here, we investigated whether ethnic prejudice is differentially influenced by the genre of television programs in their portrayal of ethnic minorities. We also wanted to determine whether a higher educational level reduces ethnic prejudice and television use. A self-reported questionnaire was administered to 401 Italian adults. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationships between ethnic prejudice and television program contents and educational level. Viewing Reality and Variety Shows was positively related to ethnic prejudice, News and Public Affairs was negatively related, and Films and TV series had no apparent influence on prejudice. Educational level was negatively related to both ethnic prejudice and watching Reality and Variety Shows, and positively related to viewing News and Public Affairs and Films and TV series programs. |
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| Keywords: | Ethnic prejudice Television consumption Television contents Educational level Structural equation modeling |
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