The document discusses how a media product represents young black men. It acknowledges that young black men are often stereotyped as gang members, intimidating, criminals, and drug dealers. The creator represented a young black man in their magazine in a stereotypical way by dressing him in typical clothes and giving him a threatening facial expression and body language. However, this negative representation reinforces dominant ideology by portraying a powerless group, when they could have been depicted in a more positive light as unthreatening, intelligent, and hard working.

1. Question 2.jHow does your media product represent particular social groups?

2. Who is being represented?In my magazine I have represented young black men.

3. Stereotypes.The typical stereotype of a young black male between the age of14- 21 is commonly perceived as :A gang member

4. Intimidating

5. Criminal