Media and Representation (OCR A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What did Angela Barry say Black people were depicted as on British TV?
What did Angela Barry say Black people were depicted as on British TV?
Troublemakers dependent on sports figures
According to Hall (1989), what were the 3 basic representations of Black people in media?
According to Hall (1989), what were the 3 basic representations of Black people in media?
Natives, entertainers & slaves
What did Van Djiks use to analyse the meanings behind 1980s riot portrayals?
What did Van Djiks use to analyse the meanings behind 1980s riot portrayals?
Discourse analysis
How many TV programmes did Cumberbatch et al study for ethnicity representations?
How many TV programmes did Cumberbatch et al study for ethnicity representations?
60 most popular programmes
What is tokenism in media representation?
What is tokenism in media representation?
Including a minority figure to appear not racist/sexist
What % of sitcoms featured manual worker families according to Glennon & Butsch?
What % of sitcoms featured manual worker families according to Glennon & Butsch?
4%
What term did Owen Jones use for reality TV shows portraying working class negatively?
What term did Owen Jones use for reality TV shows portraying working class negatively?
Chavtainment
How did Jones describe the change in working class portrayal?
How did Jones describe the change in working class portrayal?
'Salt of earth' to 'scum of earth'
In what year did Mulvey introduce the 'male gaze' concept?
In what year did Mulvey introduce the 'male gaze' concept?
1975
What term did Tuchman use for how women are absent, condemned or trivialised?
What term did Tuchman use for how women are absent, condemned or trivialised?
Symbolic annihilation
What % of men's media representations did McNamara find were negative?
What % of men's media representations did McNamara find were negative?
80%
What % of the population has a disability according to UK government statistics?
What % of the population has a disability according to UK government statistics?
19%
What did Shakespeare (1999) say about disability stereotypes?
What did Shakespeare (1999) say about disability stereotypes?
Crude, one-dimensional & simplistic
What % of teenage stories were negative according to MORI (2005)?
What % of teenage stories were negative according to MORI (2005)?
57%
How did McRobbie say girls were presented in magazines in the 1970s?
How did McRobbie say girls were presented in magazines in the 1970s?
Passive, led by desire to impress boys