U6th Media- Holiday work for Mr Hallford

U6th Media – Representation questions. Answer 2 under timed conditions.
Detailed brainstorms for 2 others.

REPRESENTATION EXAM QUESTIONS

1./ Are there arguments in favour of stereotyping by the media?
Give a range of examples in your answer.

2./ It is argued that dominant media representations serve the interests of the
powerful.
Discuss with reference to one or more social group.

3./ Do stereotypes change over time?
Answer with reference to specific examples.

4./ How far is it possible for the media to produce fair and accurate
representations?
Discuss with reference to social groups.

5./ Are we currently seeing more positive stereotypes in media representations,
or is there little change?
Provide examples throughout your answer.

6./ Compare the media portrayal of two social groups.

7./ Not all representations found in the media are negative. Discuss this
statement with reference to one group of your choice.

8./ Assess the argument that stereotyping in the media is both inevitable and
necessary. Refer to one group in your answer.

9./ “Audiences find stereotypes accessible, but accessibility is both a strength
and a weakness.”
Discuss, illustrating your answer with examples.

10./ “Realism only emerges through construction.”
How convincing do you find the media construction of a social group
that you have studied?

11./ Examine the reasons why some stereotypes within the media have
changed over time?

12./ How do media representations reflect social inequalities?
Refer to one or more social groups you have studied.

13./ What are the problems associated with the construction of accurate
representations?


Thoroughly revise:
Rebel Without A Cause
Skins
Beckii Cruel
The Teens Speech
Teen girl lifestyle magazines
Rioters in Sun & Guardian
Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers doc
Tapscott’s 8 Net Norms
YOUR PATHWAY

submit first lesson back.