How does your media product

represent certain social groups?

REPRESENTATIONS

AGE

Elderly-Burden to society, grumpy, depressed.

Children- Active, happy, want to have fun.

Adults- workaholics, worrying, caring.

Baby’s- crying, whining.

GENDERFEMALES- Dependent on opposite sex, nurturer, caring, object of desire, hair and make-up.

MALES- Breadwinners, independent, dominant, football, beer, food.

ETHNICITY

Black (Afro/Carribean)- Aggressive, violent, crimes, gangster, athletic, materialistic.

White- Affluent, educated, moral, rational, arrogant.

Asian- Curry, sari, religious, prayers, serious ,cultured, sophisticated.

North west/east- Northern accent, farmers, mill towns.

REGIONAL IDENTITYSouth east- Cockney accent, rich, busy.

Midlands- countryside, farmers, DIY, overalls.