Studies show people of color make up for 28 percent of the American public but only 8% of the top films starred ethnic actors, for non-white actors the roles are more often limited and sterotypical. ... This holds true for all ages groups, Todd Boyd, critical studies professor at the university of Southern California, states "a black face, a Latino face, and American-Asian face are all tied into this country's problemaic history." ... Boyd states, "It's easy to laugh at something", he added, "Drama represents the opposite of that." ...

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"I come from a country ... that puts a lot of American movies on and has more graphic violence within its live drama on the BBC than anywhere else, and there is a lot less violence in the United Kingdom than there is here," says Stringer. ... On the other hand, a study was performed in Notel, Canada which pertained to a small rural town that did not have television until 1973. Before the town received its first taste of television a psychologist at the University of British Columbia by the name of Tannis MacBeth Williams went to perform a study. ... With these facts in mind it is ver...

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The Fowler Committee did its share of research, holding private hearings, participating in special studies and paying many visits to the United States to meet representatives of broadcasting organizations. ... The CBC was in fact challenged by the broadcasting of prime time drama, made in America and a lot of sports. ...

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Home-schooled children are typically involved in 5.2 outside activities, like as clubs, sports, music, drama and jobs. ... "Indeed, in a study conducted a few years ago the sociologists Christian Smith and David Skink found that home-schooled families are actually more enmeshed in their communities than public school families" (Talbot 137). ...

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