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Books Columns - Book Mark Skewed perception of race and beauty 
Examining Identity in Sports Media Ed: Heather L. Hundley & Andrew C. Billings Nation in imagination Ed: C. Vijayasree, Meenakshi Mukherjee, Harish Trivedi & T. Vijay Kumar The media plays a significant role in encouraging the processes of racism, racialisation, and racial formation, writes Mary G. McDonald in one of the essays included in Examining Identity in Sports Media ( www.sagepublications.com). She rues that, despite notable counterexamples, white-dominated media characterisations frequently infer that white bodies inherently excel in the culturally valued status positio ns as leaders, hard workers, and authoritative experts. Another essay the book’s editors Heather L. Hundley and Andrew C. Billings have included is about how mediated beauty influences adolescent girls. The author Kim L. Bissell notes that while efforts to scientifically measure ideal beauty may prove to be challenging, media messages can contribute to the development and reinforcement of ideal beauty and attractiveness through the repetition of appearance-oriented norms and values. Important insights. D. Murali BookPeek.blogspot.com More Stories on : Books | Book Mark
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