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Inequality in 800 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity,

LGBT, and Disability from 2007-2015

D r. Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti, & Dr. Katherine Pieper

Media, Diversity, &

Social

Change Initiative

Ariana Case & Justin Marsden

with assistance from

September 2016

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