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M5 Media Pt 2
Ethnicity and Age, Disability and Sexuality Representations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How are Ethnic Minorities often represented as Deviant Law Breakers in the Media? | Ethnic minorities are often represented as criminals with black people twice as likely to portray criminals in dramas or films and black criminals twice as likely to be reported on in the news |
| How are Ethnic Minorities represented as the Source of Problems in the Media? | Often represented as negative or an invading force or threat. Immigrants are portrayed as illegal terrorists whilst established minorities are presented as a threat to British culture and jobs and the cause of crime |
| How are Ethnic Minorities represented as having Limited Talent in the Media? | Often portrayed in a limited number of roles or with a limited number of skills. Often portrayed in low paid jobs or stereotypical roles, rarely shows them to be academic. |
| According to the GMG, how does the Media portray Developing and Non Capitalist Countries? | The media mostly focuses on natural disasters, corruption, disease, poverty or terrorism. This makes it appear as though less capitalist countries are chaotic and dangerous |
| How are Muslims portrayed in Media? | Often portrayed as being the cause of terrorism. The activities of a small group of Muslims are exaggerated to appear as a large and constant threat. Around 90% of news stories represent Muslims as negative, backwards and wrong |
| What is an evaluation for Deviant Law Breakers? | Online campaigns and prosumers combat negative representations of black minorities in media |
| What is an evaluation for Source of Problems? | People from high mix areas are less likely to believe in the negative portrayals and focus on their own experiences |
| What is an evaluation for Limited Talent? | Soaps represent ethnic minorities in a less stereotypical way, with ethnic characters portrayed as having worries and problems like everyone, not just focusing on their ethnicity |
| What is an evaluation for the GMG's International Problems? | New Media causes cultural chaos meaning that the bourgeoisie can no longer control the narrative and opinions of audiences |
| What is an evaluation for Muslims and Islamophobia in Media? | Selective Filtering allows individuals to choose to ignore media that is Islamophobic |
| What are the Stereotypical Representations of Childhood? | Cute (Shown as adorable), Consumers (Shown to enjoy buying), Little Angels (Shown as innocent and idealised), Little Devils (Show as cheeky and disrespectful but appealing and funny), Victims (Show as in danger of murder and abduction and abuse) |
| How are the Youth represented? | Under represented, often negative representation, used to create moral panic through exaggerated criminal behaviour, views of the youth are often ignored |
| How are the Elderly represented? | Grumpy (Shown to always complain), Burden (Shown to need support from government and family), Infantile (Shown to need help with personal care), Demented (Shown as easily confused and forgetful), Second Childhood (Shown to have free time and care free) |
| How are the Elderly represented differently depending on Class and Gender? | Males are portrayed as respectable authority figures, females are often ignored and under represented. Middle and upper class are often presented as deserving of respect and leadership, whilst working class are negatively portrayed |
| What is an evaluation for Stereotypes of Childhood? | New Media allows prosumers to make opinions known on inaccurate representations, inciting change |
| What is an evaluation for Stereotypes of Youth? | Citizen Journalism - Young people on new media make their voices heard and combat stereotypes |
| What is an evaluation for Stereotypes of Old Age? | Structured Interpretation Model - Audiences can choose how to interpret the message encoded in media, can choose to interpret the elderly how they want |
| What is an evaluation for Stereotypes of Old Age and Class and Gender? | Cultural Chaos causes an overwhelming amount of differing opinions so that one narrative can't influence everyone |
| According to Batchelor, what is the Symbolic Annihilation of Homosexuals in New Media? | Homosexuality, especially lesbianism, is often ignored in the media or presented as abnormal, with homosexual characters rarely presented as intimate or romantic with each other |
| According to Craig, what are the Negative Stereotype Representations of Sexuality in New Media? | Homosexual representations are limited to camp or catty portrayals reinforcing effeminate stereotypes, also represented as victims of their sexuality or as as temporary trendy phase |
| According to Gauntlett, how has there been Improved Homosexual Representations? | Homosexuals have seen increased representation in media, especially in soaps, with their sexuality not being the centre of their identity. New media is often quick to cancel all negative portrayals of homosexuals |
| What is Lesbianism and the Male Gaze? | Lesbians are often portrayed through the male gaze, seen as sexualised mannequins to be enjoyed by men |
| According to Cumberbatch, how is Disability Under Represented in New Media? | Nearly 1/5 people have a disability, yet disability is under represented in media. Disabled people are rarely given speaking roles in shows and are shown as abnormal, disabled journalists are often limited to content focusing on disabilities |
| According to Barnes, What are the Stereotype Representations of Disability? | The disabled are limited to mostly negative representations: Pathetic, an object of violence or ridicule, evil, or super cripple: a disabled person represented as having extraordinary powers, causing unrealistic expectations of real disabled people |
| According to the GMG, why are the Disabled represented a Disabled Scroungers? | Disability is negatively represented due to them being reliant on benefits. Disability is presented as a lifestyle choice to encourage society to be critical of the non-working, this is because the bourgeoisie want the disabled to work and be exploited |
| What is an evaluation of Under Represented Disability? | Progress has been made to have more disabled representation in media, for example, Lucy Martin, a weather show host with only one arm is not tokenistic as he job does not correlate to her being disabled |
| What is an evaluation of Stereotype Representations of Disability? | Prosumers/Citizen Journalists combat negative stereotypes by protesting online against media that has poor representation |
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