Using the Corpus of Contemporary America (COCA), this meta-analysis aimed at shedding light on the perceptions expressed toward American culture and that of the selected minorities consulting with Lewis (2006) model of cultural categorization. Arabs, Europeans and Africans) in American society based on the frequency of words and collocations used for their representations.
This study has been an attempt to view the way American soap operas reveal Americans in comparison with three groups of minorities (i.e. One of the current issues in media studies is the biased nature of media toward minorities (Mastro, 2015). Among various TV programs, soap operas are known to turn into one of the most culturally influential ones due to constant exposure of viewer during a long time span.
Through the current world of multi-media, television has emerged as a crucial tool of both knowledge transaction and culture formation.
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