... 15 years older than she was and with whom she had been forced into a marriage with. When they did reach Australia, the way that the Australian women behaved and their attitudes to men shocked Josie's grandmother. Josie understands that her Nonna's early years were fraught with difficulty and loneliness, as she ... traditions of the Italian community have refused to die in Josie's family and she often questions some of the particular on-going ways. She says "culture is nailed into you so deep you can't escape it". Josie's journey of discovery essentially teaches her not to be ashamed of wh...

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Class, race and power all play a major part in the news media, which is a large part in everyday western life. The perpetuation of racism in Australian society is blamed on the mainstream news media, as racist preconceptions are reflected and reinforced through the use of racialised messages. The news media not only perpetuates racism in society ... media has a much larger role in shaping the way members of a society think and behave. One of the goals of the media should be to represent the prevailing differences of culture, opinion and social conditions of the populations as a whole. Unfort...

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