traditional ethnic identities

Question 1

Van Dijk

Answer 1

found that ethnic groups are stereotyped in media + portrayed in 5 ways:
- criminal
-abnormal
-dependent
-unimportant
-threat

e.g. Top boy predominantly has black cast involves drug usage violence and gang culture etc

Question 2

Malik

Answer 2

found representations of ethnic minority groups poor rep - white British felt broadcasting reflective whereas ethnic groups felt represented poorly

broadcasters guilty of tokenism, stereotype
e.g Love island only has two black contestants they are often the last to be chosen, they have the hardest time on the show and leave early- their representation isn’t meaningful, they were just thrown in as `tokens

Question 3

Barker

Answer 3

Eastenders heavily criticised for stereotyping ethnic minority groups e.g.
- Asian character role as doctors
- black character as being involved in crime, violence

Question 4

Hall

Answer 4

States that traditionally films portrayed black ppl in one of 3 ways: as natives, as entertainers or as slaves.white eye = way we see ethnic minority representation through how white directors present them as not actual representation

Question 5

Moghissi

Answer 5

Muslims in media huddled together - moral panics are created + stereotypes
- Muslim women presented as victims of honour killings
-males stereotyped as terrorists