Discuss the how the movie “Birth of a Nation” was used to facilitate stereotype knowledge about Black men and the Ku Klux Klan. Also discuss how the media has been used to continue to facilitate stereotype knowledge about Black men since the movie “Birth of a Nation.” Answers must provide at least one specific example from current or recent events (i.e., within the last 5 years).
Discuss how the concept of language transmission (Chapter 3) was and is continued to be used to
further stereotype knowledge of Black men as portrayed in this documentary. Answers must also
provide at least two specific examples from the documentary.
• Discuss the role that outgroup homogeneity (Chapter 3) could play in the events discussed in this
documentary. Answers must also provide at least two specific examples from the documentary.
• Discuss the role that the self-fulfilling prophecy (Chapter 4) may play in the events discussed in the
documentary. Answers must provide at least one specific example of how this was discussed in the
documentary.
• Discuss how the subtyping model (Chapter 4) may be working to maintain our stereotypes of Black
men and how media may play a role in this as well. Answers must provide at least one specific example
from current or recent events (i.e., within the last 5 years).
• Discuss the how both old-fashioned prejudice and modern-symbolic prejudice (Chapter 5) are
discussed in this documentary. Answers must provide a specific example of how both types of prejudice
are highlighted in the documentary (i.e., two examples required).
• Discuss how at least two specific personal values or social ideologies discussed within Chapter 6 (i.e.,
value orientations, religion, authoritarianism, political orientation, etc.) may have a role in the events discussed
in this documentary. Answers must provide at least one example of how each social ideology discussed
within the answer is highlighted in the documentary (i.e., two examples required).
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