Implicit bias refers to automatically evoked mental associations about social groups. The
idea has been influential across the social sciences as a way to explain persistent racial …

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …

Are all victims white? Are all villains black? White Victims, Black Villains traces how race and
gender have combined in news media narratives about crime and violence in US culture …

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts,
theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects …

Black women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual
harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

With contributions from some of the finest scholars in the discipline, Media Effects serves not
only as a comprehensive reference volume for media effects study but also as an …

Prior research found that stereotypical media content shapes the perception of racial groups
and social policy. Using the Ucla Communication Studies Digital News Archive, we sampled …

Statistical Methods for Communication Science is the only statistical methods volume
currently available that focuses exclusively on statistics in communication research. Writing …

The Fourth Edition of Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Controversies by Phyllis B.
Gerstenfeld takes a multidisciplinary approach that allows students to explore a broad scope …