MEDIA- disability

Question 1

stereotypes in media and name examples

Answer 1

Barnes identified 12 commonly recurring representations or stereotypes of disability in the media:

eg. sinister/ evil- portrayed as villains in James bond movies
eg.objects of ridicule- Ricky Gervais character Derek

Question 2

Charity telethons- children in need

Answer 2

Roper- criticised as they present disabled people as dependant, happens once a year- tokenistic
However it has made progress

Question 3

Tabloids

Answer 3

There are more stories on disability but can be negative particularly stories on mental health often portray them as lazy and fraudulently receiving benefits

Question 4

Marxist perspective

Answer 4

rely on benefits
used as scapegoats

Question 5

Social constructionist

Answer 5

they do not work in the media which is why they are portrayed this way

Question 6

Postmodernist perspective

Answer 6

You can pick and mix your identity and so this is not an overall representation of disabled people

Question 7

Pluralists perspective

Answer 7

they would say that the audience want it this way- audience demand, it is reality