MEST3 - Identities in the Media

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What does underclass mean?
Lowest position in the class hierarchy - the poor and unemployed
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Why does Gogglebox challenge negative perceptions of the working class?
Nuclear Families, togetherness, family orientated, dressed smartly
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What do commentators, such as Owen Jones say about positive representations of working class identities?
They are being airbrushed out of history and are being replaced by sensationalist caricatures
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What does tax invasion mean?
Large corporate businesses that don't pay tax
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What does large corporate bonuses mean?
Big businesses getting money
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What does dependency culture mean?
Way of life characterized by dependency on state benefits
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What does benefit fraud mean?
People scamming government
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What is poverty ****?
Any type of media which exploits the poor's condition in order to generate necessary sympathy
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What is an example of poverty ****?
Benefit Street
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What does national identity mean?
A sense of national identity seems to depend on some shared stock images, ideas, norms and values, stories and traditions
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What is a blue collar worker?
Manufacturing industry
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What is a white collar worker?
Office worker
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What is a pink collar worker?
Services
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What defines a person's class?
Heritage, appearance, where they live, income
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When was the 'British New Wave'?
1960s
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What is meant by 'British New Wave'?
Media representations introduced characters with regional accents and a diverse range of backgrounds
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In the opening episode of the first Coronation Street, how did they establish a representation of working class communities?
Constantly talked about working class. Social mobility - met with unfriendliness
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Who is Ken Loach?
English film director who tends to focus on social issues in his films
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What is an example of Ken Loach's work?
Kes
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Why was there said to be a lot of pride in presenting yourself as working class?
Symbolized challenging power and oppression such as the 'minor's strike'
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What was the dominant message in the Only Fools & Horses?
That working class should know their place
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What percentage of the British population now see their personal identity position as middle class instead of working?
71%
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How is the working class changing?
Rich list and average pay increasing, socially excluded, mass unemployment, attack on council houses
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Are the Daily Mail positive or negative about middle class?
Negative
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What percentage did the Daily Mail say are working class? (From interviews/readers)
60%
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Who are the top 1%?
Rich, wealthy, Royal Family
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Who is the dominant class identity when it comes to political and social influences?
Upperclass
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How are media representations of the upper classes often divided?
Celebrating their lifestyles and on the other hand negatively exposing their power in society
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Why do most people watch Made in Chelsea?
Escapism and fascination
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What did The Guardian openly say about The Riot Club?
Continues pop culture's obsessive doubt of the 1%
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What are the representations of upper classes British identities in the Riot Club?
Upper and lower class against each other, arrogant, powerful
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What has Web 2.0 enabled active audiences to do?
Interact with and comment on the media and to become producers, as well as consumers
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What did David Gauntlett say about Web 2.0?
Argues that Web 2.0 platforms enable audiences to represent themselves
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What offers a potential tool for challenging dominant ideologies?
Social Media
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Why does social media offer a potential tool for challenging dominant ideologies?
It still sits outside of the traditional media outlets such as TV and film
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Is Miles from the Riot Club left or right wing?
Left wing
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Is Alistair from the Riot Club left or right wing?
Right wing
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Why is Dmitri mocked in the Riot Club?
No heritage - Greek
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What does Alistair think about poor people?
He's sick of them - they always want more
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What does the film Grimsby mainly focus on?
Only representing bad traits
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What is David Gauntlett's perspective on identities?
Identities are fluid (always changing)
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Which class is seen to be collective?
Upperclass
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Why does Gogglebox challenge negative perceptions of the working class?

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Nuclear Families, togetherness, family orientated, dressed smartly

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What do commentators, such as Owen Jones say about positive representations of working class identities?

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What does tax invasion mean?

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What does large corporate bonuses mean?

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