AS media - Theories and Terms Quiz

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  • is a fixed or standardised representation or view of a specific group of people... (11)
  • is the academic term for any analysis of texts e.g. films which uncovers a homosexual or lesbian interpretation. ______ challenges the position that 'heterosexual' is the only 'normal' sexuality. (5, 6)
  • The belief that mass media offers a range of ideologies that audiences can choose to accept or reject.This challenges Marxism & gives credit to audiences. (7, 9)
  • The continuing impact of the western colonial experience on contemporary non western culture e.g. Africa or India. An example of this is what used to be called The British Empire and how it continues to inform contemporary attitudes to race+ethnicity (4, 11)
  • The Media creates "scapegoats" or 'folk devils' that result in moral panics and prevents questions being asked about what actually causes these issues e.g. black crime, immigration, terrorists (5, 5, 6)
  • This challenges the structuralist view that a media text has one single identifiable meaning. It therefore argues that media texts have different meanings and interpretations to different audiences. (4, 13)
  • This is the study of codes or languages and the signs from which they are made such as words that are written or spoken. (9)
  • This suggests that when audiences consume a media text they actively choose how they respond. This is affected by life experiences, social class, gender, ethnic background, political leanings, cultural preferences, education etc (9, 6)
  • Today we make sense of reality with reference to media texts. The media is the most influential reference point and shapes our understanding of the world. (12)
  • Values private enterprise over public services. It believes the MARKET has all the POWER to provide all that people need. The centre of its values the power of the individual. (3, 10)

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