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Overcoming of Prejudices and Stereotypes in Multicultural Society and Media Literacy
- Author
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Bakic S
* and Camo M - Year
- 2020
- Publisher
- SunText Review of Arts & Social Sciences
- Abstract
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Stereotypes and prejudices are catalysts and creators of various injustices and conflicts within societies. Their presence in media contents
are enormous and therefore their influence as well. Prejudices and stereotypes often cause social injustice and unfairness for those who
are their sufferers and victims. When this happens, then there appear on the surface very serious humanistic and moral questions. It
never overcomes an important context of social justice and therefore it is vital to devote a serious attention towards their overcoming.
Alongside the presentation of several basic elements regarding prejudices and stereotypes concept, article focuses on significant
presence of stereotypes and prejudices in various media contents. One of the ways for overcoming prejudices and stereotypes in
multicultural society is media literacy. In contemporary developed societies, media literacy presents an important part of wider
education, which immanently strengthens intercultural dialogue within entire society and better understanding and mutual respect among
different members of community.
- Keywords
- Media Literacy
- Tags
- Stereotypes and identity
- PGDMIL Course
- C03 – Audiences and Representation
- PGDMIL Block
- C03-B4: Inclusive Media Practices
- Has Part
- C03-U14: Stereotypes in Media Content
- Corpus Status
- Pending Review