The document discusses how different groups are portrayed in media based on age, region, race, class, gender, and sexuality. Youth are seen as troublemaking but inexperienced, while professionals ages 25-40 have power. Older ages are portrayed as out of touch. Ethnic minorities and lower classes are often stereotyped negatively in subservient or criminal roles, while upper classes are depicted as ignorant. Women are commonly objectified sexually or submissive to men. Homosexuals are shown as extremes of masculinity/femininity with party lifestyles.

1. Binary Structure
By ACD Productions

2. Age
• In media age is a very important aspect in the categorising of characters.
• Youth are generally seen as troublemaking, violent and while they are
sometimes portrayed as being clever still inexperienced and powerless.
• Proffessionals (25-40) seen as the ones who have power within society.
• Old-age is seen as ultra-conservative, old fashioned and out of touch with
modern day reality.

3. Region
• Often where a character comes from affects their place within the hierarchy in society, especially in media.
• Regional representations are often ignorant to the ideals of mainstream culture.
• Regional representation often heavily stereotyped.

4. Race
• Ethnic minority groups are portrayed as being subservient in job roles.
• Often ethnic minority groups are involved in drugs, violence and anti-social behaviour.
• Ethnic minority groups are often of their inability to climb the social ladder.

5. Class
• Upper classes associations stick to their own classes socially.
• Any interaction with the lower classes are involved in employer/employee relationship.
• Usually seen as highly educated albeit ignorant to the plights of lower classes.
• Lower classes are stereotyped as being violent and uneducated.

6. Gender
• Women objectified to be sexual objects to men.
• Women often subservient to men, in both professional and personal relationships.

7. Sexuality
• Homosexuals are often portrayed as ultra-feminine or ultra-masculine depending on the gender.
• Work roles are usually hospitality or industry based (designer, bar, club).
• Party-boy lifestyle provident (sex, drugs, partying).