Michael Kreiter | Boise State University (original) (raw)
Critical Race Scholar. Digital Sociologist. Intersectionality. Mixed methods researcher.
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Challenging the Status Quo
Challenging the Status Quo: Diversity, Democracy, and Equality in the 21st Century, 2018
Issues in Race and Society: An Interdisciplinary Global Journal, 2019
Using Ebony magazine, a top circulating magazine for Black readers, we examined the types of cont... more Using Ebony magazine, a top circulating magazine for Black readers, we examined the types of content published on the topic of suicide over the last nearly fifty years (1960 to 2008). Using content analysis, we approached this study with the following questions in mind: (1) How frequently has suicide-related content been published in Ebony magazine? (2) What is the nature of the suicide-related content? (3) How has the content changed over time? Our findings demonstrate that the frequency of articles published on the topic of suicide have significantly declined since the 1970s and 1980s despite rising trends in suicidal behavior among Black people; we also found that the vast majority of the suicide-related content published was dedicated to paying homage to celebrity or high-profile suicides. Magazine portrayal of suicide in Ebony provides important cultural knowledge about Black suicide significant to larger conversations about suicide
Challenging the Status Quo
Challenging the Status Quo: Diversity, Democracy, and Equality in the 21st Century, 2018
Issues in Race and Society: An Interdisciplinary Global Journal, 2019
Using Ebony magazine, a top circulating magazine for Black readers, we examined the types of cont... more Using Ebony magazine, a top circulating magazine for Black readers, we examined the types of content published on the topic of suicide over the last nearly fifty years (1960 to 2008). Using content analysis, we approached this study with the following questions in mind: (1) How frequently has suicide-related content been published in Ebony magazine? (2) What is the nature of the suicide-related content? (3) How has the content changed over time? Our findings demonstrate that the frequency of articles published on the topic of suicide have significantly declined since the 1970s and 1980s despite rising trends in suicidal behavior among Black people; we also found that the vast majority of the suicide-related content published was dedicated to paying homage to celebrity or high-profile suicides. Magazine portrayal of suicide in Ebony provides important cultural knowledge about Black suicide significant to larger conversations about suicide