TY - JOUR
T1 - Linguistic Characteristics of Interracial Interactions on Primetime TV
T2 - A Quantitative Content Analysis
AU - Tukachinsky Forster, Rebecca Riva
AU - Mastro, Dana
AU - Dragojevic, Marko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Western States Communication Association.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Media depictions of interactions between members of different ethnic/racial groups can have either constructive or detrimental social impact depending on the characteristics of these representations. To advance understanding of these interracial dynamics, the linguistic characteristics of interracial interactions in scripted primetime television shows were examined. Human and computer-assisted analysis of 548 interactions involving 578 characters revealed a relatively egalitarian pattern of representation of interracial interactions. Furthermore, in line with communication accommodation theory, characters generally matched each other’s language use (i.e., converged) during interracial interactions.
AB - Media depictions of interactions between members of different ethnic/racial groups can have either constructive or detrimental social impact depending on the characteristics of these representations. To advance understanding of these interracial dynamics, the linguistic characteristics of interracial interactions in scripted primetime television shows were examined. Human and computer-assisted analysis of 548 interactions involving 578 characters revealed a relatively egalitarian pattern of representation of interracial interactions. Furthermore, in line with communication accommodation theory, characters generally matched each other’s language use (i.e., converged) during interracial interactions.
KW - Communication accommodation
KW - Content analysis
KW - Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes
KW - Intergroup Communication
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U2 - 10.1080/10570314.2022.2146462
DO - 10.1080/10570314.2022.2146462
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142877363
SN - 1057-0314
VL - 87
SP - 751
EP - 775
JO - Western Journal of Communication
JF - Western Journal of Communication
IS - 5
ER -