The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach About Diversity (Multicultural Education Series (New York, N.Y.).)

When it comes to teaching about diversity, schools face a powerful competitor -- the mass media. Analyzing both entertainment and news media, this important book grapples with such issues as the ways that media frame diversity-related themes, transmit values concerning diversity, and influence thinking about topics like race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexual orientation.