Television's Imageable Influences: The Self-Perception of Young African-Americans

By Camille O. Cosby

Book Overview

Camille O. Cosby presents a startling examination of how young African-Americans are dramatically impacted by the pervasive negative images of their culture that are regularly portrayed on television. Dr. Cosby shows how American media establishments have engineered a climate of ignorance and disenfranchisement by fostering misinformation and indifference. She maintains that a national viewers' boycott of programming containing such negative images is the first step towards making the television industry face up to its responsibility as the most powerful communications tool in our nation.
Contents: Statement of the Problem; Influence of Perception on Human Behavior; The Impact of Television Images on How Individuals View Themselves; What Specific Aspects of Self Are Addressed by Particular Television Imageries of African-Americans? What Possible Influences Do Particular Television Imageries Have on Self-Perceptions of Selected Young Adult African-Americans? What Specific Aspects of Self Are Addressed by Particular Television Imageries of African-Americans? What Possible Influence Do Particular Television Imageries Have on Self-Perceptions of Selected Young Adult African-Americans? Nielson Media Research; Personal History Form and Profiles of Interviewees.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819195219
• ISBN13: 9780819195210
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Wake Up Call to America!

This book should be read by all parents who are concerned with the development of their children no matter what the color of their skin. So much of what we take for granted is the basis for the trouble our children have in coping with maturation. How can a mind so influenced with degradation and garbage have a mind filled with hope and creativity. If we have any concern for the future we will make a difference now.