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Moslem Arab Portrayal in the Australian Press and in School Textbooks
Author(s) -
Ata Abe W.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1984.tb00790.x
Subject(s) - newspaper , publishing , project commissioning , content analysis , social science , media studies , sociology , political science , law
This paper surveys the overall characterization of Moslem Arabs and their culture as reflected by the press and in social science textbooks. Four widely circulated Melbourne newspapers and 15 of the most commonly used social science school textbooks formed the basis of content analysis. It has been found that the portrayal of Moslem Arabs was predominantly negative, involving overstatements, baseless charges and evaluative perceptions.