Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. There are well-intentioned works that have racist stereotypes.
2. Historically, mainstream U.S. media have taken “Whites” to be the norm against which all other racial groups are measured.
3. Collectively, minorities are represented correctly based on population in the United States.
4. On television through the 1940s and 1950s, Blacks were given virtually no serious dramatic roles.
5. Early studies of advertising repeatedly found underrepresentation of people of color but more recent research show significantly increased diversity.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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