- 1. Stereotyping Jemma Shaw
2. What is stereotyping? Stereotyping is the portrayal of people
of placesthrough a few obvious characteristics. 3. Class What is
class? a set of categories of things having something or attributes
in common, differentiated from others by kind, type or quality.
There are many types of class for example Upper class often shown
as rich, clever and snobby. Middle class often shown as normal,
with good family values. Working class often shown as poorer, less
happy and intelligentbut strong community links. Lower class often
shown as criminals, no family values and no community links. The
lower the class the less people think and the morestereotypes. In
TV drama, people of different classes dont tend to mix and when
they are shown together, they are shown to be clashing with each
other and also very different. 4. Sexuality What is sexuality?
Sexuality is sexual character or potency. Typical stereotypes for
sexuality, for example Gay men, are portrayed as camp, feminine,
funny, outrageous OR very attractive and sleep around. Lesbian
women, as seen as butch, manly, blunt and man haters. In TV drama
heterosexual characters are represented asthe norm, whereas
homosexual characters are often represented as being different,
strange or separate from mainstream society. 5. Disability What is
disability? a physical or mental condition that limits a
person'smovements, senses, or activities. There are many
stereotypes of disability, for example Physically Disabled/
Disfigured people are often shownas outsiders and unable to do
normal things. Mentally disabled are often shown as strange, odd,
childlike and outsiders. Finally able bodied and minded people are
shown as normal and ideal. Traditionally, villains were often given
a disability ordeformity to make them seem more scarier or evil.
However disability is still linked to weakness and makes disabled
characters object to pity. 6. Regional Identity What is regional
identity? Regional identity is identifying a persons identity which
isrooted not only in the setting of the film but also in the
speech, costumes and the region they live in. There are many
different stereotypes of regional identity forexample; Scottish
people are usually seen as being money obsessed,wont pay for
anything, drink a lot of alcohol however they are also seen as
being aggressive and violent. Northerners dont tend to
speak/pronounce words properly. Whereas stereotypes of southerners
are that they are quite posh and rude. Yorkshire people are often
shown as living in rural countryside, with rolling hills and being
quite old fashioned. 7. Age What is age? the length of time that a
person has lived or a thing has existed. There are many different
types of stereotypes for age, forexample Children are often shown
as the innocent, nave, sweet but alsohelpless and powerless. This
is because they are seen as treasurable but also with being such a
young age the range of knowledge cant always be used to help others
out and dont know how to act or think in certain situations.
Teenagers however are shown as aggressive, moody, lazy and have a
negative attitude towards most things. This is because they usually
lounge about the house or hang around on street corners. Elderly
people, are often shown as being unattractive, slow, weak confused
and dependent on others. In TV drama most ages are shown, however
they dontalways get along when they are together. 8. Ethnicity What
is ethnicity? the fact or state of belonging to a social group that
has a commonnational or cultural tradition. The typical stereotypes
of different ethnicities are; White people are often shown as good,
pure, heroes and strong,however they are also sometimes racist.
Black people are shown as exotic, strange however there are also
negative stereotypes, such as; criminal and poor. Asian people are
mainly shown as intelligent, submissive and also interested in
technology. Often in TV drama people from particular ethnicities
havestorylines that centre around their culture, for example Indian
characters often battle with the clash between British culture and
their own, e.g. arranged marriages. 9. Gender What is gender? the
state of being male or female The typical stereotypes of Females
are that they are usually seen as girly, stays athome to look after
the children and do work around the house. Males are shown as being
muscly, brave, however sometimes aggressive and dominant over
women. In TV drama both genders are widely shown.
