Representation
- 2. Disability • Stereotype • Mental- childlike • Physical- in a wheelchair • Not part in community • Example- will (hollyoaks), Joe (family guy), izzy (coronation street)
- 3. Age • Children- innocent, powerless • Teenagers- difficult, moody, lazy, aggressive, bad attitude • Men- 20’s-30’s- love, romance, partying, making money • Middle aged- family, mature, strict, embarrassing, out of date, uncool, boring lives, no real connection to their kids • OAP- slow, powerless, unfit, unemployed , ill, dependent on others
- 4. Gender • Male- brave, manual, dominant over women • New man- less masculine, less aggressive, less manual, average Joe • Gay man- see previous slide • Female- housewife, have kids, low paid job, girly, feminine job, need a man • Sexy women- different, independent, more dominant, more bitchy
- 5. Class and Status • Upper class- inherited money, rich • Middle class- lawyers, doctors, surgeons, well behaved • Working class- less happy, less intelligent, financially stable • Lower class- people that don’t work, bad parents, criminals
- 6. Regional identity • Scottish- kilts, alcohol, aggressive, violent, outdoors, haggis • Welsh- farmland, shag sheep • Irish- farms, dance, alcohol, friendly, religious • English- posh castles, the queen, football hooligans, self centred • London- posh, upper-class, snobby, rich, poor, ghetto • Manchester/ Newcastle/ Liverpool- fake clothes, chav, uneducated • Essex- glamorous, cheap, footballers wives, • Yorkshire- old fashioned, rural area • Cornwall/ Somerset- old fashioned • South England- Expensive, posh, centre of culture, sunnier, modern, clever, richer, middle class • North England- poorer, less culture, more working class jobs, bad weather
- 7. Sexuality • Heterosexual- normal • Homosexual- feminine, weak, camp, masculine • Lesbians- short hair, piercing • Examples- Christian (Eastenders), brendan (Hollyoaks)
- 8. Ethnicity • Black- criminals, poor, exotic • White- rich, posh, being racist • Asian- smart, hardworking, rich, advanced in technology, shy, small • Immigrants- illegal, drain on society, take jobs • Indian- religious, strong communities, rules, lot’s of children • Middle eastern- terrorist