Represenations Of Class

Question 1

How is the upper classes represented

Answer 1

• media fascinated with celebs and billionaire - shown as something to aspire to (Altman)

Question 2

Neo Marxist view on upper class representation

Answer 2

-Media obsessed with celebrity culture - focus on high value items - cars . Holidays

• celebrate hierarchy and wealth. Royals positively shown rarely criticised

Question 3

Working classs representation

Answer 3

• stupid , thuggish an troublemakers in the media
• there crimes over reported compared to white collar crime

Question 4

Curran and seaton theory of working class

Answer 4

Papers like the sun aimed at working class

Assume they need simple language - celeb/sport stories and not politics

Question 5

How are the underclass portrayed

Answer 5

McKendrick - poverty used as entertainment - not explored

AO2 - Jeremy Kyle show - blame individuals

Question 6

Marxist view of underclass representation

Answer 6

Negative portrayal - smokescreen for capitalism causing social problems

Question 7

Middle class representations

Answer 7

• over represented as most media workers are MC
• programmes about holidays, investments all cater to MC