Stereotypes About Racialized Minorities in the Mass Media

question 54

Multiple Choice

Stereotypes about racialized minorities in the mass media:

• A) have greatly improved
• B) continue to be reinforced and perpetuated
• C) are altogether absent
• D) always single out members of minority groups as a social problem
• E) are irrelevant because media do not have an influence on social attitudes

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Definitions:

Discriminatory Pricing

The practice of charging different prices to different consumers for the same product or service, based on factors like race, gender, or geographic location, which is often considered unethical and illegal.

Sherman Act

A landmark federal statute in the field of United States antitrust law passed by Congress in 1890 to prohibit monopolistic business practices.

Horizontal Restraint

A term used in antitrust law to describe practices that restrict competition among firms operating at the same level of the market, such as price-fixing agreements between competitors.

Predatory Pricing

A pricing strategy where a product or service is set at a very low price with the intent to drive competitors out of the market or create barriers to entry for potential new competitors.