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Original Articles

Representations of Interpersonal Interaction and Race/Ethnicity: An Examination of Prime-Time Network Television Programs

Pages 302-319
Published online: 03 May 2018
 

Racial and ethnic relations in America are a form of social interaction about which changing perceptions could have important consequences. Current research examining the nature of discrete social interaction situations in entertainment content on television is lacking. This study was conducted with the objective of obtaining an updated account of the state of interpersonal interaction portrayals between characters of different racial/ethnic backgrounds in popular prime time programs on broadcast television. Specifically, we analyzed prime-time television program content on 4 major U.S. broadcast networks. Findings are interpreted via a media priming framework.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Eric Wiemer and Sage Markgraf for their diligent efforts performing the primary content coding.

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Notes on contributors

Julius Matthew Riles

Julius Matthew Riles (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri. His research interests pertain to the links between media use and interpersonal relationships.

Kira Varava

Kira Varava (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an instructor at Missouri State University. Her research interests involve media effects on the health of children.

Andrew Pilny

Andrew Pilny (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. His research interests are in organizational/group communication and social networks.

David Tewksbury

David Tewksbury (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests are in political communication, news consumption, and information processing.

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