Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Keywords
reality television, court room television, judges
Abstract
In the judicial world of television court shows women constitute a majority of the judges and where non-white women and men dominate. In real life most judges are white and male. This essay looks at the gender and racial composition and demeanor of these television reality judges. It asks whether women TV reality judges behave differently from their male counterparts and whether women’s increased visibility as judges on daytime reality court shows reinforces or diminishes traditional negative stereotypes about women, especially non-white women.
Disciplines
Judges | Sociology
Digital Commons Citation
39 University of Baltimore Law Forum 28 (2009).