2. What is representation?
Representation is the description or portrayal of someone or
something in a certain way.
Representation is the action of speaking or acting on behalf
of someone or the state of being so represented.
4. Representation in age
Age is the length of time that a person
has lived or a thing has existed.
Age is represented through:
Babies (0-2),
Toddlers (2-5),
Infants (5-8),
Children (8-13),
Teenagers (13-18),
Young adults (18-25),
Adults (25-60),
OAP’s (old age pensioners) (60+).
5. Representation in ethnicity
Ethnicity is a fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common
notational or cultural tradition
Ethnicity is represented through:
English/northern Irish/welsh/Scottish/British
Gyspsy/ traveller
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
African
Caribbean
Arab
6. Representation in sexuality
Representation in gender is how a man or a women is
presented in the media.
The media present men and women in a masculine
(strong, tough, aggressive) and feminine
(sensitive, caring, gentle) outlook.
7. Representation in class and
status
Class and Status is being catorigised for your
wealth and your way of living. This is
represented through:
MIDDLE CLASS -The
middle class are the
most contested of the
three
categorizations, the
broad group of people
in contemporary
society who fall
between the lower
class and upper class
UPPER CLASS - The
upper class is the
social class
composed of those
who are
wealthy, well-born, or
both.
LOWER CLASS - Lower class
(occasionally described as
working class) are those
employed in low-paying
wage jobs with very little
economic security.
8. Representation in physical ability/disability
Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical. A
disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime.
physical ability/disability is represented through:
Autism
hearing loss/deafness
Learning disability
Dyslexic
memory loss
Chronic illness
9. Representation in regional identity
The definition of sexuality is a person's sexual
orientation or preference. It can be represented
through:
Heterosexual (straight) – Sexually attracted to
persons of the opposite sex .
Homosexual (gay) – Sexually attracted to
persons of the same sex.
Bisexual – Sexually attracted to persons of both
sex.
10. What is Stereo typing
A stereotype is a common word that means an act of
assumption over a group of people or individual that’s
might not be true.
15. Stereotypes in class and status
Working class- hard workers, low wages, physically
demanding, fair, family orientated
Upper class- posh people, high
earners, businessman/women, rich, snobby, hunting, live
in mansions, have domestics
Middle class- mangers, teachers, play golf, drink wine, go
shooting
