Media representation

Question 1

Male gaze

Answer 1

The theory mainstream Hollywood films present women as being passive objects and the interest of male desire

Question 2

Essentialism

Answer 2

The idea that men and women are fundamentally different in terms of skills, preferences and behaviour.

Question 3

Social construction

Answer 3

The idea masculine and feminine behaviours are constructed by society and not by nature

Question 4

Countertype

Answer 4

A positive stereotype

Question 5

Ideology

Answer 5

A shared set of beliefs about what is right and wrong

Question 6

Cultural Hegemony

Answer 6

The process of making people see the beliefs and values of the most powerful people natural and common sense

Question 7

Moral panic

Answer 7

The impact on society when mass media play an active role in stereotyping a person, group or issue as a threat to accepted norms and values

Question 8

Representation

Answer 8

The way media producers represent particular events, groups or ideas. Some aspects may be represented differently depending on producers.