Representations of class in the media
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- Created on: 10-05-17 19:19
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- Social Class in the media
- Capitalism maintains cultural hegemony.
- Capitalists control and manipulate the norms, values, beliefs and perceptions, to have their culture accepted
- Norms justify social inequality as natural and inevitable
- Exploitation and inequality are not defined as social problems, so nothing will change
- Ruling class are always represented in a positive light
- This is not always true, as there are many negative stories
- Prince Harry's Nazi Halloween costume, Princess Ann in court over speeding fines
- This is not always true, as there are many negative stories
- YOUNG
- Media reflects a 'chaos of rewards'. i.e. business men rewarded for failures and celebs being over-rewarded for their 'talents'
- Ordinary people struggle to get by, though this isn't shown in the media
- Encourages audience to be consumers, being materialistic
- Media reflects a 'chaos of rewards'. i.e. business men rewarded for failures and celebs being over-rewarded for their 'talents'
- NEWMAN
- Media focuses on the concerns of the wealthy. Any negative stories focus on overweight pics of celebs
- NEWMAN
- Working class are underrepresented, media does not focus on struggles of the working class like poverty
- Stereotypes as lazy, criminal, addiction riddled, stupid and secularised
- Working class are underrepresented, media does not focus on struggles of the working class like poverty
- JONES
- Media shows W C as unqualified, unskilled, foul mouthed and racist
- Media suggests that W C have turned into 'chavs', giving them a negative label
- Shows like Jeremy Kyle demonise the poor, maintaining cultural hegemony
- Media suggests that W C have turned into 'chavs', giving them a negative label
- Media shows W C as unqualified, unskilled, foul mouthed and racist
- Capitalism maintains cultural hegemony.
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