unit 1 sec b booklet 1 rep of social class Flashcards
neg u/c
what does nairn say about the representation of the monarchy.
They reinvented the family to be portrayed as a family that is like us but not like us. This encourages us to identify with the royals. This reinforces a sense of national identity.
neg m/c
what does leech say about nuclear families.
media presents middle class lifestyles to be the ‘ideal’ lifestyle in media and advertising as the cereal packet family.
neg w/c
what does newman say about the rep of w/c life
very few films, sitcoms which give a correct idea of the day-day life. Working class are stereotyped and labelled in an unflattering and pitiful way. Youths tend to be linked with moral panics. Media presents them as always having problems and they are their own fault.
neg w/c
what do dodd and dodd say about eastenders.
examined eastenders and found the show presents a nostalgic view of the traditional notion of working class communities.
neg w/c
what does jones say about the rep of w/c
DEMONIZATION. The word ‘chav’ explains how it has become a way of working class culture. Chavtainment when discussing the development of tv broadcasts that portray a negative view on working class people.
neg u/c
what does baumberg say about the benifits stigma
Analysed 6600 national press articles between 1995-2011.found an extraordinarily disproportionate focus on benefit fraud. 0.7% of all benefit claims are fraudulent. Common words used to describe benefits are- fraud, dishonesty, dependency, non-reciprocity, outsider status. Media portray them as scrounging on the welfare state and on the edge of becoming a criminal. This reflects new right views on a underclass lifestyle.
neg u/c
what do golding and middleton say about u/c media coverage.
Carried out content analysis. Welfare issues were not discussed unless they were connected to other issues such as crime,fraud and sex. Demonizing of the underclass has led to justifying cuts in welfare state funding.
neg u/c
what does price say about u/c being exploited in media shows
‘poverty porn’ this refers to the media exploiting the participants and their lifestyle to shock and entertain the audience. This encourages the underclass to be condemned by the hard working working and upper classes.
pos u/c
what does nairn say about new rep of royal family
royal family are more likely to be criticised by the press
pos u/c
what does reiner say about new rep of u/c
recent media use upper class people to show examples of hard work and meritocracy
pos w/c
what does deveruex say about w/c in media content
more positive and realistic portrayal. Seen to be happy and deserving poor.
what do dodd and dodd now say soap operas do show.
soap operas show a traditional nostalgic view of the working class. Introduction of realism and broadening issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, crime, suicide, abortion , homo, relationship issues.
pos u/c
what does price say about benifit street.
used discourse analysis. Found that benefit Street has narratives that presents characters as decent and passionate people captured by an unfair society.
