As the major driver of US demographic change, Latinos are reshaping key aspects of the
social, economic, political, and cultural landscape of the country. In this second edition of …

The news media possess the power to let people speak or to silence them, to give groups a
voice or leave them voiceless. As non-citizens, irregular migrants are among the most …

Given the rise in negative rhetoric about Latinos in the US, it is essential to examine whether
this negative tone extends to general, local news as well. An analysis of 2426 news articles …

Few social problems engender as much public and political debate as the alleged link
between immigration and crime. Contrary to the findings of much empirical literature, the …

This chapter charts the historical development as well as key findings of media psychology
research examining the representations of racial/ethnic minorities in the media and the …

Media representation of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants has emerged as an
important area of research. This study offers a systematic overview of the objects and key …

Drawing upon postcolonial and postcolonial feminist lenses, this study critically analyzes the
discourses, evident in the popular press, that serve to construct identities associated with …

Stereotypes and the Construction of the Social World explores the complexity of stereotypes,
guiding the reader through issues of definition and theoretical explanations from psychology …

This chapter examines the literature on intergroup contact from a communication
perspective. The basic idea of intergroup contact theory—that contact between groups …

Although the government no longer explicitly establishes boundaries of whiteness, it
continues to play a central role in shaping symbolic boundaries between immigrants and …