Representations

Question 1

Van dijk

Answer 1

3 ways ethnicities are seen -

• criminals
• a threat
• unimportant

Question 2

Poole

Answer 2

Islam portrayed and demonised as a threat to british society

Question 3

Ligali

Answer 3

Black victims of crime are shown less attention

When EM appear on tv they appear as sterotypical roles and as tokenism

Question 4

Nairn

Answer 4

The monarchy has converted the media to it’s cause, making criticisms rare.

Question 5

Newman

Answer 5

Media focus positively on lifestyle of the wealthy, says media focuses too heavily on items e.g. cars

Question 6

Curran and Seatin

Newspapers and the w/c

Answer 6

Newspapers aimed at w/c focus on gossip, marxist say this distracts them

Counter - pluralist - gives them what they want

Question 7

Bachelor et al

Answer 7

Media representations are very straight

If gays are shown it’s shown as a source of anxiety

Question 8

Craig

Answer 8

Media create gay stereotypes

• camp
• macho
• deviant

Question 9

Oliver

Answer 9

Disability is socially constructed

Question 10

Cohen

Answer 10

UK media is so concerned at ‘trumpeting the good fortune’ they ignore the issues that capatlism causes, which causes a stigma

Question 11

Batchelor

Answer 11

Studied media consumed by teens, found that it showed consent well and sexual health info but showed contraception as a womans response

Question 12

Pink pound

Answer 12

Gay couples have more money as not dependant and business exploits this by targeting them

Question 13

Facebook and homosexuality

Answer 13

Support features to support LGBTQ, filteres for pride

Question 14

Symbolic annihalation

Answer 14

Tuchman - underrepresented or lck of representstions of a group

Question 15

Heintz knowles

Answer 15

Kids on US tv shows their focus are friends and fun but ignore family issues, racism.

Question 16

Evans and chandler

Answer 16

Media causes appetite for toys, leads to pester power, kids beg for toys they see on the tv

Question 17

Lee et al

Answer 17

Representations of elderly is fairly low, 15% adverts show elderly as ‘golden ages’ - active, alert etc, don’t show alone, ill or sad.

Question 18

Individuals are disabled by society

Answer 18

Because :

• medical proffesionals set the agendas
• media reflect prejudices
• disabled people are rarely consulted by journalists

Question 19

mcnamara

Answer 19

• 80% repress of masc are negative (sex abusers etc)

- men cant control anger too

Question 20

Stonewall

Answer 20

of 126hrs of TV aimed at the young, LGBT only got 5hrs 43mins

Question 21

Cushion et al

Answer 21

7/10 stories on black men were about crime.

Question 22

Shildrick and Macdonald

Answer 22

Term chav is used to deny the poor empathy from the public.

Question 23

Turnstall

Answer 23

Presentation of women is biased as shows them as housewives a lot

Question 24

Wolf

Answer 24

Dominant message for girls is that their body is a constant project for improvement

Question 25

Mcrobbie

Answer 25

Womens magazines changed, no longer about bein left on the shelf

Question 26

Plant

Answer 26

Media is a feminine tech that can be used to overthrow patriarchy

E.g. alabama abortion

Question 27

Gauntlett

Answer 27

Mens health shows the meterosexual male, funny and caring

Question 28

Children now

Answer 28

Asked boys 10-17, they found through tv men were:

• confident
• violent
• don’t cry

Question 29

Newman

Age

Answer 29

Old men m/c are seen as high status jobs

Question 30

Age concern

Answer 30

Media is ageist as shows elderly as grumpy and mentally ill

Question 31

Wayne et al

Answer 31

Of 286 stories, 82% focused on youth crime