Submission Title
The Priming of Arab-Israeli Stereotypes: How News Stories May Enhance or Inhibit Audience Stereotypes
Abstract
The goal of this study was to understand how news stories about Arab and Israeli women prime stereotypes in Americans, extending research on priming and ethnic media representation. A 2 (female target ethnicity: Arab and Israeli) x 3 (depiction type: prototypical, non-prototypical, and control) x 3 (multiple messages) mixed factorial design was conducted to examine how depiction and ethnicity in news story stimuli would interact with stereotype activation and accuracy (N = 107). Results showed that participants exhibited higher stereotyping after reading prototypical stories about Arab women and after they were not primed by stories. Also, participants who read non-prototypical news stories about Arab women showed reduced stereotyping.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Erika Katherine
(2019)
"The Priming of Arab-Israeli Stereotypes: How News Stories May Enhance or Inhibit Audience Stereotypes,"
Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 20:
Iss.
2, Article 16.
Available at:
https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol20/iss2/16