Male Disadvantage In The Media

Question 1

What did Sewell say?

Answer 1

• black Caribbean boys turned to rapper role models in the media due to lack of father figure as they’re from matriarchal backgrounds
• hyper masculine negative role models lead these boys into deviant anti school subcultures which lead to their lack of achievement

Question 2

What did Easthorpe say?

Answer 2

• variety of media especially Hollywood films and computer games transmit the view that masculinity based on strength, aggression, competition and violence is biologically determined and therefore a natural goal for boys to achieve
• eg. Deadpool movie demonstrate violence and competition

Question 3

What did REACH media monitoring project say?

Answer 3

• coverage of black young males in the news often links them with violent crime and particularly murders involving knife crimes or gangs
• negative image of black males can provide negative role models