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Howard Journal of Communications Volume 31, 2020 - Issue 1
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Randall Pearson: Framing Black Identity, Masculinity, Adoption and Mental Health in Television

Monique L. R. LuisiMissouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert JonesMissouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Tim LuisiMissouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3014-2758
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Pages 71-85 | Published online: 10 May 2019
 
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Abstract

Entertainment media shape audience perceptions about various demographic groups, including Black Americans. Researchers took a summative approach to performing a qualitative content analysis of the self-reflections and interactions that Randall Pearson experiences on the U.S. American television series This Is Us. Frames related to Black identity, masculinity, adoption, and mental health are discussed.

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1 Randall was briefly given the name “Kyle” (Fogelman, Citation2016–2018). Kyle-related interactions are included in this analysis.

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