Section B: Theorists Flashcards

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Heintz-knowles -age

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Analysed the ways in which children are portrayed in TV:

  • children never grappling with important issues
  • ethnic minority children are under represented
  • motivated by peers, relationships, school and religion
  • in adverts, antisocial behaviour is rewarded
  • girls shown as affectionate and boys seen as physically aggressive
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Postman -age

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Childhood is being merged with adulthood, children are being presented as more mature

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Osgerby -age

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In 1950’s youths are represented positively but now youths are seen as negative

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Landis -age

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Stereotypes:

  • feisty old women
  • sickly old person
  • mentally deficient
  • grumpy old man
  • depressed and lonely
  • having second child
  • having wisdom
  • busy body
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Biggs -age

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Older people in soap operas a lot
Negative portrayals of old people
Move towards a more active view of older people

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Ferguson -gender

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Him, home and looking good (for him)

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Easthorpe -gender

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Males represented as biologically strong and expected to be masculine

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Whannel -gender

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David beckham - metrosexual man, taking care of looks and stereotypical masculine figure

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Glascock -gender

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More strong independent women in TV and film

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Gauntlett -gender

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From 1990 to present, there are traditional gender roles across a range of TV and film

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Gill - gender

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Strong independent women are represented but still overly sexualised

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Sewell -ethnicity

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Black African Caribbean people follow the hyper masculine role model like rap music and gangs

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Van dijk -ethnicity

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Black is used as a negative word and unimportant

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Malik -ethnicity

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Media not reporting the reality of the ethnic minorities

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Barker -ethnicity

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Soap opera ‘eastenders’ represents ethnic minorities in significant roles

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Hall -ethnicity

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  • Overt - open and obvious racism

- inferential racism - subtle and not obvious

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Parsons -gender

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Expressive and instrumental roles

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Dodd and Dodd -class

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Presenting an old view of working class society

E.g. Eastenders

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Newman -class

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Working class portrayed as unflattering and negative light

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Devereux -class

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Royle family represent a realistic view of working class

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Jones -class

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Chavtainment, portrayed in a negative and aggressive way

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Golding and Middleton-class

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Welfare issues didn’t seem news worthy until they involved crime or fraud in the underclass

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Price -class

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Poverty porn - intended to be negative and exploit aspects of lower class culture

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Nairn -class

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  • Media supports the royal family

- positive stories to do with the royal family, are often more covered than the negative portrayals

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Reiner -class

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People with enormous wealth are celebrated, audiences are influenced to interact with them
The media try to obtain a false class consciousness