The Incredible Sexism of James Bond
I’ve been watching a few of the old James Bond movies since they’ve been on ITV recently. A few weeks […]
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Essay plans, Media, representations
Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the view that the media portray women in a stereotypical way [20 marks]
An essay plan covering some of the knowledge and evaluation points you could use to answer this question for AQA
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Representations of Ethnicity
Van Dijk (1991) conducted content analysis of tens of thousands of news items across the world over several decades and
A level sociology exam practice, Exams and revision advice, Media, representations
Analyse two reasons why the media portray minority ethnic groups negatively. [10 marks]
Read Item M below and answer the question that follows. Applying material from Item M, analyse two reasons why the
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Media representations of social class
How are different social classes represented in the mainstream media? This post looks at how the monarchy, the wealthy, the
Media, representations
Media representations of benefits claimants
In this post I summarize some recent sociological research which suggests newspapers and ‘reality T.V. shows represent benefits claimants in
Media, representations
Representations of Disability
Sociologists have argued that the media historically represents disabled people in a limited range of stereotypes, such as objects of
Media, representations, Sociology key terms
Media representations of age
This post focuses on some of the ways in which the mainstream media represent children, youth and the elderly. Media
Media, representations, Sociology key terms
Representations of sexuality in the media
Media representations of sexuality have historically been mostly heterosexual, with LGBT representations being largely invisible. Batchelor et al (2009) found