media reps of social groups

Question 1

traditional ethnicity- van djik

Answer 1

ethnic minorities negatively stereotyped as being dependant, unimportant, abnormal, criminal and a threat

Question 2

traditional ethnic identity- hall

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black people stereotyped as being slaves, natives and entertainers

Question 3

traditional ethnic identity- children now fairplay research

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86% of heroes in video games were white

Question 4

changing ethnic identity- malik

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reality TV is increasingly inclusive of ethnic minorities

Question 5

changing ethnic identity- barker

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eastenders is giving ethnic minorities more significant roles and meaningful storylines

Question 6

changing ethnic identities- nayak

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‘white wannabes’- working class white males adopting black culture

Question 7

traditional gender- billington

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men presented as dominant, women as subordinate

Question 8

tradiitonal gender- easthorpe

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violence is presented as a biologically male trait and therefore a natural aim for boys

Question 9

traditional gender- glascock

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men presented as physically aggressive and women as verbally aggressive

Question 10

traditional gender- tuchmann

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women face symbolic annihilation due to lack of roles in the media

Question 11

changing gender- gauntlett

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women have ‘tougher’ roles in action films and men have more caring roles

Question 12

changing gender- nixon

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the ‘new man’- launderette advert in 1985 meant men were sexualised in media

Question 13

changing gender- westwood

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traditional representations of gender have changed. ‘transgressive female roles’ go beyond gender expectations

Question 14

traditional class- nairn

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royal family are portrayed as a family who are ‘like us but not like us’

Question 15

traditional class- mertens and d’haenens

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middle class use media to be more educated, digital divide

Question 16

traditional class- jones

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‘chavtainment’ presents the working class as slothful, bigoted and aggressive

Question 17

traditional class- baumberg et al

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0.7% of benefit claims are fraudulent

Question 18

changing class- reiner

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people with huge amounts of wealth have their success celebrated by the media

Question 19

changing class- leech

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middle class presented as ‘ideal’ in advertising, cereal packet family

Question 20

changing class- dodd and dodd

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eastenders presents a nostalgic view of traditional working class families

Question 21

changing class- price

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poverty porn- underclass have their conditions exploited for entertainment and shock value

Question 22

traditional age- heintz knowles

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content analysis on kids tv shows- found kids were more motivated by relationships than school and religion, also ethnic minority groups are underrepresented

Question 23

traditional age- cohen

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youths are over reported which leads to moral panic and labelling as folk devils

Question 24

traditional age- carrigan and szmigin

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elderly stereotyped as being smelly and incontinent

Question 25

changing age- postman

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idea of childhood is disappearing as children are exposed to more adult content and are sexualised in media

Question 26

changing age- ogersby

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recurring theme of ‘youth as trouble’- fighting for social change is seen as deviant and norm breaking

Question 27

changing age- blaikie

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grey £ is valued by large corperations making the elderly an important consumer group