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ERIC Number: EJ456683
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-1224
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Cowboys and Indians: Perceptions of Western Films among American Indians and Anglos.
Shively, JoEllen
American Sociological Review, v57 n6 p725-34 Dec 1992
Presents the results of a study of how minorities participate in and rework the central myths of the dominant culture. The responses of 20 Anglo White males versus 20 American Indian males to a western film showed that the meaning imputed to cultural works varies over social space. (JB)
Descriptors: Characterization, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Cultural Images, Cultural Traits, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnicity, Fiction, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Reservation American Indians, Social Attitudes, Surveys, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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