What Effect Do Positive Portrayals of Ethnic Minorities in Cartoons

question 37

Multiple Choice

What effect do positive portrayals of ethnic minorities in cartoons and educational programs as Sesame Street appear to have on child viewers?

• A) They increase the likelihood of child viewers having ethnically diverse friends, but the impact on racial and ethnic stereotypes is negligible.
• B) They reduce racial and ethnic stereotypes, but decrease the likelihood of child viewers having ethnically diverse friends.
• C) They increase both racial and ethnic stereotypes, and decrease the likelihood of child viewers having ethnically diverse friends.
• D) They reduce child viewers's racial and ethnic stereotypes, and increase their likelihood of having ethnically diverse friends.