{"tema_id":"945","string":"Cultural  Representations","created":"2018-03-14 07:52:48","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Scope note","@lang":"en-US","@value":"Cultural\u00a0 representations\u00a0 refer\u00a0 to\u00a0 popular\u00a0 stereotypes,\u00a0 images,\u00a0 frames and\u00a0 narratives\u00a0 that\u00a0 are\u00a0 socialized\u00a0 and\u00a0 reinforced\u00a0 by\u00a0 media,\u00a0 language\u00a0 and\u00a0 other\u00a0 forms\u00a0 of\u00a0 mass communication\u00a0 and\u00a0 \u201ccommon\u00a0 sense.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cultural\u00a0 representations\u00a0 can\u00a0 be\u00a0 positive\u00a0 or\u00a0 negative,\u00a0 but from the perspective of the dismantling structural racism analysis, too often cultural representations depict people of color in ways that are dehumanizing, perpetuate inaccurate stereotypes, and have the overall effect of allowing unfair treatment within the society as a whole to seem fair, or \u2018natural.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0\nSource: https:\/\/assets.aspeninstitute.org\/content\/uploads\/files\/content\/docs\/rcc\/RCC-Structural-Racism-Glossary.pdf "}]}