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Watch a sample of children’s television cartoons that feature human characters (you should watch at least 2 hours of cartoons) and systematically keep track of race/ethnicity in the cartoons. You will actually have to watch cartoons and take notes for this assignment – do not rely upon your memory of these shows. If you rely on your memory, you will miss a great deal. You will also need to be sure to limit your observations to children’s cartoons with human characters on television (“The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” and “South Park” don’t count since those are for adults, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Miffy” don’t count because those feature all animals, and “Toy Story” and “Beauty and the Beast” don’t count because those are feature-length movies!).
As you view the cartoons, you should take notes on the following:
o How many characters of each race/ethnicity were portrayed? (It’s a good idea to keep an ongoing tally for each cartoon you watch.)
o How important were the different characters to the plot/storyline?
o Are there overall differences in the attitudes or behaviors of the characters of different races? Do they engage in different or
similar types of activities?
o How were the characters portrayed – positively or negatively? Are racial minorities (if you come across any) presented in a way that
serves to reinforce or combat traditional stereotypes?
In your paper, be sure to explain what cartoons you viewed, as well as the general patterns to the questions above. You will probably
not want to discuss each cartoon separately, but rather, combine the data together to do an overall analysis of the entire body of
cartoon characters. You should provide specific examples of characters or events to help illustrate your descriptions when appropriate.
Also in your paper, you will need to discuss the following questions:
o Do the cartoons you watched present a racially and ethnically diverse world?
o How do these cartoons socialize children about race? (Remember, socialization happens both consciously and unconsciously, so they are
certainly learning something about race!) In other words, what messages or lessons about race/ethnicity are children going to take with
them after watching these cartoons? How might watching these cartoons affect the ways boys and girls behave in the future?
And finally, you need to explain in your paper how your findings relate to the topics discussed in the readings and in class. Your
paper should be no longer than 5 typed pages. Turn in your detailed notes along with your paper (Your notes are graded!).
(write a 5 page observation and research paper (TIMES NEW ROMAN, Font 12, Double-Spaced, APA Format). Gather all pertinent data, and
analyze and discuss your findings in a cohesive and thoughtful essay. You must categorize all you gathered data and come to one main
argument that you will prove throughout your essay. )
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