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Stereotypes in Media Everyone has encountered stereotypes. Our society is solely based on face values where we tend to place someone in categories. Prejudicial notations used to define members of a social or ethnic group are called stereotypes. In Content Analysis, gender, class, and race stereotypes thrive in contemporary society, much like they have done throughout human history. With the arrival of television, however, stereotypes assumption have become so pervasive, and so diffused that some call for a serious and purposeful scrutiny of television contents. It's unfortunate that if people see images enough they feed into them, and eventually believe them. Therefore any misconceptions must be corrected; otherwise people will not be living in reality. Instead of seeing real people with real problems and attitudes viewers are plagued with phony fictitious characters that stereotype and ever offend viewers. During prime time hours, men make up the vast majority of characters...

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