1. Drama – documentary style: “About a girl”
Class: Age:
Unemployment/ lack of Young teen
opportunity Sexually active/grown up
Struggle for money Independent
(lottery), but there is Young parents – 30’s
money for cigarettes and
drink
Underclass (benefits)
Accent (slang, swearing,
Northern)
Costume (hooped
earrings)
Setting – industrial, run
down
Director – empathy for
them Representation
Blame on parents
Stereotypes – Chav in “About a Girl”
Manchester
Gender:
Dominant
Independent
Vulnerable
Celebrity status – important
Not looking for boys from
the clothes she wears
Mum – insignificant
Broken family
Male – boredom
Dad – Mans man – likes
football and a drink down
the pub
Poor dad, not a provider
(stereotype)
Tomas Noad