Media-saturated environments normalize prejudice as ambient background

Evidence

In present society, the media bombard us with information promoting stereotypes and prejudice, and this information is echoed in everyday conversation. With prejudice literally “in the air,” it is not surprising that people often adopt prejudiced views. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1892

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: ‘prejudice in the air’ as a pollution metaphor — what filtering or civic attention measures would reduce ambient stereotype exposure.