This document discusses different ways that media can represent various groups through stereotypes. It outlines representations of gender, age, sexuality, class and status, physical ability and disability, and regional identity. For class and status, it provides stereotypes such as upper class people being posh, rich and stuck up; middle class playing golf and having nice cars and houses; working class playing rent and having roommates; and lower class being poor, wearing hand-me-downs, and having less education. It also defines key terms such as representation, gender, age, sexuality, physical ability, disability, and regional identity.

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Representation and
Stereotypes
By Emma, Lauren and Nathan

2. Representation
S Media representations are the ways in which the media
portray particular
groups, communities, experiences, ideas and topics from
a particular ideological or value perspective. Rather than
examining media representations as simply reflecting or
mirroring reality.

3. Gender
Gender is represent in media by masculinity or femininity.
Both males and females can be represented as either.
S Masculinity- strong, tough, muscly
S Femininity- gracious, delicate, beauty

4. Age
Age is the length of time that one has existed. Age is represented
by-
S Babies
S Children
S Teenagers
S Adults
S Old people

5. Sexuality
S Sexuality is a persons sexual preference or orientation. Some
examples of different sexualities would be:
S Heterosexual
S Homosexual
S Bisexual
S Asexual
S Polysexual
S Pansexual
S Transsexua

6. Class and Status
Classes-
S Upper Class: social class composed of the wealthiest members of society
S Middle class: middle of a societal hierarchy
S Working class: those employed in lower tier
S Lower class: lower than middle rank in a society
S Status: Somebody with a higher or lower status within a particular class.

7. Physical Ability/disability
S Physical Ability- the ability to perform a physical act and
with the same mental ability
S Disability- the condition of being unable to perform as a
consequence of physical or mental unfitness
Examples: people in a wheel chair, missing a limb

8. Regional Identity
S Regional identity is identification with a specific
geographic region of a nation. Some examples if different
regional identities are:
S Northern
S Southern
S Eastern
S Western

9. Stereotypes
S A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea
of a particular type of person or thing

10. Age

11. Gender

12. Sexuality

13. Class and Status
S Upper Class: Posh, rich, stuck up, they hunt, have
butlers, the play Polo
S Middle class: Play golf, have a nice car, nice houses
S Working class: they play rent, have room mates, wear
suits
S Lower class: poor, work for others, old cloths, they wear
there older siblings cloths, not well educated

14. Physical Ability/disability

15. Verisimilitude