A Model Minority? The Misrepresentation and Underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Americans in Introductory American Government Textbooks

Autor/in	Takeda, Okiyoshi
Titel	A Model Minority? The Misrepresentation and Underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Americans in Introductory American Government Textbooks
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 12 (2016) 4, S.387-402 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2016.1142449
Schlagwörter	United States Government (Course); Textbook Content; Introductory Courses; Disproportionate Representation; Asian American Students; Pacific Americans; Ethnic Groups; Minority Groups; Undergraduate Study; Stereotypes; Content Analysis; Misconceptions; Hypothesis Testing; United States History; History Instruction; Research Problems; Inclusion; Accuracy; Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Einführungskurs; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ethnie; Ethnische Minderheit; Grundstudium; Klischee; Inhaltsanalyse; Missverständnis; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Forschungskritik; Inklusion; Vorkommen
Abstract	Asian Pacific Americans are a racial group that is often viewed in stereotypes, most notably, as a "model minority"--a view that this group is naturally hardworking and successful unlike "other" racial and ethnic groups. Quite often, they are also neglected as U.S. citizens, whose presence and influence in American politics are not acknowledged. This study of 28 college-level introductory American government textbooks investigates the extent to which and the ways in which Asian Pacific Americans are misrepresented and underrepresented. The findings show that many textbooks reproduce the model-minority stereotype of Asian Pacific Americans despite criticisms from scholars in Asian American Studies, although some textbooks caution against depicting them in this stereotype. In addition, this analysis reveals that textbooks fail to include important and appropriate information on Asian Pacific Americans and contain many questionable statements regarding historical facts about them. The study concludes that this situation is of concern and provides suggestions on how to improve current textbooks. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01