1. Evaluation Anastasija Kuznecova 2. 2) How does your media
product represent particular social groups? 3. Here are some of the
images that have been used in my magazine. The women are
stereotypically portrayed by using lots of make-up and having
stylish clothes. Most of them have also long hair. This shows that
women have to work hard to look perfect in the society. Some of the
artists also appear quite feminine by using flower crowns or having
pink instruments. The model in figure 1 appears to be confident as
she is showing a lot of skin and looks straight in the camera,
which is an usual way to represent women in music magazines. The
model in figure 2 is the only female which isn't quite
stereotypically portrayed, as she smokes, has short hair and a nose
ring, but these things are stereotypical for the indie/alternative
genre and shows that she is confident in another way. The men are
in casual clothes like jeans and shirts, which represents that the
males in chart music are dressing more careless compared to the
females. In figure 3 you see an artist with a guitar, suggesting
that the younger male artists are able to write their own songs and
play instruments, which is something to aim for. Gender Figure 1:
Figure 2: Figure 3: 4. The ages of the artists photographed in my
magazine range from 17-29, but mostly 17-18. Both artists shown
here confirm to a stereotypical view of young people as they are
often represented in the media as having criminal tendencies and
low morals. The girl looks rebellious by smoking and having a ring
in her nose, while the boy has a quite baggy jacket and a beanie,
and doesn't look in the camera, which portrays that he doesn't
really care. They are also wearing fashionable and branded clothes,
which represents young people as being influenced by fashion. The
majority of Indie/Alternative artists in the charts today are white
and therefor only white artists are represented in my magazine. It
was also because of the conditions of production, as York is mostly
a white area with only few other ethnicities. Age & Ethnicity
5. Social class is generally defined by job, but in this case the
young audience will be defined by the jobs of their parents.
Indie/Alternative music is associated with the middle class,
therefor my artists have been styled to represent mostly this
class. The two female artists have lots of make-up on and lots of
accessories, which suggests that they have enough money to be able
to buy not that important things. The guy is wearing only a shirt,
but it looks elegant and sophisticated, which can suggest that he
has enough money to buy good quality clothes. My magazine is 3.50,
which suits the middle classes as they will have enough money to
buy it. Class 6. Social class is generally defined by job, but in
this case the young audience will be defined by the jobs of their
parents. Indie/Alternative music is associated with the middle
class, therefor my artists have been styled to represent mostly
this class. The two female artists have lots of make-up on and lots
of accessories, which suggests that they have enough money to be
able to buy not that important things. The guy is wearing only a
shirt, but it looks elegant and sophisticated, which can suggest
that he has enough money to buy good quality clothes. My magazine
is 3.50, which suits the middle classes as they will have enough
money to buy it. Class
