Graduation Term
2016
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
School of Communication
Committee Chair
John R. Baldwin
Abstract
This thesis explores the power of the mass media’s ability to cultivate reality in terms of the threat of Islam. A rhetorical analysis of the messages portrayed by the mass media is then compared to the findings of the study. While the study did not find any significant correlation between consumption of media and fear of Muslims, the Qur’an, or Islam, it did find a strong negative correlation between inter-group contact and salience of stereotypes.
Access Type
Thesis-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Shanna J., "Mass Media’s Cultivation Effect on Islamic, Muslim, and Qur’anic Prejudice" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 609.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/609
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2016.Carlson.S
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