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What did Agbeti say about the attributes towards black people in the media?

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He said they have 3 main stereotypes in the media: criminality, involved in sports, involved in entertainment.

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How did Stuart Hall explain the reason for stereotyping black people in the media?

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He said that in the 70s there was an economic crisis which the government couldn’t resolve. Then, A small newspaper released a story about a mugging by a black man, which numerous newspapers then copied. This then created a moral panic which the government used to their advantage as it took the attention away from their own issues.

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What did Becker say about authorities labelling minority groups?

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He said that minority groups do create deviant acts, however it allows authorities to label everyone from that social group as the same type of person, deviant or not.