Student research on ethnicity

Representation of ethnicity

Class Research: Pool F

• News: vulnerable• TV Dramas/Films: powerful,

educated, independent• Sometimes portrayed as ‘gold

diggers’• Mean?• Uneducated?• Having very young children

Black African American Females

• Victims• Vulnerable• Trying to take ‘British Resources’

Syrian Refugees

• Racist• “White working class boys are the worst

performing ethnicity”• Underachieving• Disruptive• Hard-working• Manual jobs e.g. mechanic

White British Working Class Males

• Always the ‘clever’ one in films, TV dramas

• Works hard from a young age• Range of talents• Respectful–thinks about others• Successful• Pressurised by parents ‘to do well’

academically• Seen as good with technology • Happy

Asian

Negative views• Stealing jobs• Terrorism

• Majority of images used in media are of male subjects

• Cowardly/greedy (taking homes, benefits, running from war)

• We’re a tiny island – population rising• NHS treatment?• Scarcity of resources

Syrian Refugees

Positive

• Giving a home/escaping war• Diversity

• Acculturalisation (at some point they’ll work and make money for the country)

Syrian Refugees

Black African American females

• Soul food• Sassy• Gesticulation• Independent (Oprah, Michelle Obama)• Powerful• grits

Positive

Black African American females

• Aggressive• Masculine• Overweight• Ghetto

Negative

Black African American females

• Strong• Independent• Sex symbol• Does what she wants

White Americans Males

• Seen as fat• Pro gun• Racist• Arrogant• Controlling• Sexist• Nerdy• Health problems• Perverted

German male and females

• White• Blond hair blue eyes• Intelligent• Strong• Tough• Physically fit• Traditional• Extremists• Alcoholics• Successful