The representation of majorities and minorities in the British press: A content analytic approach


Autoria(s): Gardikiotis, Antonis; Martin, Robin; Hewstone, Miles
Contribuinte(s)

Alexander Haslam

Data(s)

01/01/2004

Resumo

A content analysis examined the way majorities and minorities are represented in the British press. An analysis of the headlines of five British newspapers, over a period of five years, revealed that the words 'majority' and 'minority' appeared 658 times. Majority headlines were most frequent (66%), more likely to emphasize the numerical size of the majority, to link majority status with political groups, to be described with positive evaluations, and to cover political issues. By contrast, minority headlines were less frequent (34%), more likely to link minority status with ethnic groups and to other social issues, and less likely to be described with positive evaluations. The implications of examining how real-life majorities and minorities are represented for our understanding of experimental research are discussed. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:78342

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

John Wiley

Palavras-Chave #Psychology, Social #Social-influence #Position #Size #CX #380108 Industrial and Organisational Psychology #780108 Behavioural and cognitive sciences
Tipo

Journal Article