Influences of Authoritarianism and Portrayals of Race on Caucasian Viewers' Responses to Reality-Based Crime Dramas.

Oliver, Mary Beth

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ550356

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0893-4215

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Influences of Authoritarianism and Portrayals of Race on Caucasian Viewers' Responses to Reality-Based Crime Dramas.

Oliver, Mary Beth

Communication Reports, v9 n2 p141-50 Sum 1996

Finds that authoritarianism was associated with greater enjoyment by undergraduate students of reality-based crime videos and more negative evaluations of the criminal suspects, but only if the criminal suspects were African American rather than Caucasian. Shows that authoritarianism was also associated with more favorable evaluations of police officers. (SR)

Descriptors: Audience Response, Authoritarianism, Blacks, Crime, Higher Education, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias, Television Research, Television Viewing, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A