Demi Wrenn, Amelia Barrett and Stephanie Webb

REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES

WHAT IS REPRESENTATION?

• Representation is to describe or portrayal someone or something.

• Representation is the way people, ideas or events are presented to us.

REPRESENTATION IN GENDER

Representation in gender is how a man or a women is presented in the media.

The media present men and women in a masculine (strong, tough, aggressive) and feminine (sensitive, caring, gentle)

outlook.

Age is the length of time that a person

has lived or a thing has existed.

Age is represented through:

• Babies (0-2),

• Toddlers (2-5),

• Infants (5-8),

• Children (8-13),

• Teenagers (13-18),

• Young adults (18-25),

• Adults (25-60),

• OAP’s (old age pensioners) (60+).

REPRESENTATION IN AGE

REPRESENTATION IN ETHNICITYEthnicity is a fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common notational or cultural tradition Ethnicity is represented through:• English/northern Irish/welsh/Scottish/British • Gyspsy/ traveller • White and Black Caribbean • White and Black African • White and Asian• Indian • Pakistani• Bangladeshi• African• Caribbean• Arab

REPRESENTATION IN SEXUALITY

• The definition of sexuality is a person's sexual orientation or preference. It can be represented through:

• Heterosexual (straight) – Sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex .

• Homosexual (gay) – Sexually attracted to persons of the same sex.

• Bisexual – Sexually attracted to persons of both sex.

Class and Status is being catorigised for your wealth and your way of living. This is represented through:

REPRESENTATION IN CLASS AND STATUS

MIDDLE CLASS -The middle class are the most contested of the three categorizations, the

broad group of people in contemporary society who fall between the lower class and

upper class

UPPER CLASS - The upper class is the social class

composed of those who are wealthy, well-born, or both.

LOWER CLASS - Lower class (occasionally described as working class) are those employed in low-paying wage jobs with very little

economic security.

REPRESENTATION IN PHYSICAL ABILITY/DISABILITY

Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical. A disability may be present from birth, or occur during a person's lifetime.

physical ability/disability is represented through:

• Autism

• hearing loss/deafness

• Learning disability

• Dyslexic

• memory loss

• Chronic illness

REPRESENTATION IN REGIONAL IDENTITY

• Regional identity refers to the certain location/area that someone is from.

• Someone’s regional identity is usually represented through their:

• Accent.• Job.• Clothing.• Where they live.• Their opinions/ideas

WHAT IS STEREOTYPES?

• STEREOTYPES are simplistic generalizations about the attributes, differences, and roles of individuals and/or groups.

• They can be positive or negative, but they rarely communicate accurate information about others

Female Stereotypes

• Wearing the colour pink,

• Cooking the dinner and cleaning,

• Being defenseless,

• Having sensitive emotions,

• Passive and submissive,

• Most nurses and secretaries being women,

• Caring for the children,

• To look small and graceful

STEREOTYPES IN GENDER

Male Stereotypes

• Self confident and aggressive,

• Be able to manage the household repairs,

• Most doctors and construction workers being men

• To be tall and broad shouldered,

• Are tough in the sense of fighting and looking after the family.

STEREOTYPES IN AGEChildren- loud, spoilt, brats, easily amused, attention seeking, over confident.

Teens- selfish, lazy, aggogrant, judgmental, drinkers, smokers, tantrums, lack of enthusiasm.

Adults- mature, independent, work orientated, wise, stern, caring, looks down on teens.

OAP’S- wise, vulnerable, weak, forgetful, grey haired, wrinkly, quite, short, hunched over

STEREOTYPES IN ETHNICITY• Stereotypes in ethnicity are simplified and are often misleading representation of an

ethnic group composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics. Examples of stereotypes in ethnicity include:

• Scottish – All ginger, eat haggis, wear kilts, play bagpipes, eat porridge.

• English – Drink tea, very punctual, bad teeth.

• Gypsies – Swindlers (trick people), rude, uneducated.

• Africans – uneducated, all in tribes, good at spear–throwing, hunt lions.

• Indians – Uneducated, poor, rude.

• White and Black Caribbean – smoke weed, aggressive, abusive, uncivilised.

• Pakistani - terrorists, dirty, deceiving.

STEREOTYPES IN SEXUALITY

Heterosexual (straight) – Sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex.Homosexual (gay/lesbian) – Sexually attracted to persons of the same sex.

Bisexual – Sexually attracted to persons of both sex.

The stereotypical gay male will have:• Over exaggerated gestures,• Feminized clothes,• Wont like sport,• Sensitive emotions, • Wear pink

The stereotypical lesbian female will have:• Masculine features,• Masculine stance,• Tattoos and piercings.

The stereotypical straight person the majority of a group.

The word ‘gay; is over used in society as people use it when offending someone.

STEREOTYPES IN CLASS AND STATUS• Working class- hard workers, low wages, physically demanding, fair, family

orientated

• Upper class- posh people, high earners, businessman/women, rich, snobby, hunting, live in mansions, have domestics

• Middle class- mangers, teachers, play golf, drink wine, go shooting

STEREOTYPES IN PHYSICAL ABILITIES/DISABLITLIES

• Physical ability is the ability to perform a physical act without problem.

• Stereotypes of physical ability include – strong, large muscles, heroes.

• Disability is being unable to perform as a consequence of a mental illness.

• Stereotypes of people with disabilities – slow, handicapped, abnormal, unable to communicate clearly, freaks, sick, incapable.

• ESSEX – spray tans, use a lot of slang, drag there words out, go out clubbing, drink a lot of alcohol, wear high heels often.

• GEORDIE/NEWCASTLE - spray tans, use a lot of slang, go out clubbing, drink a lot of alcohol, wear

high heels often.

• CHELSEA – snobby, posh, visit posh clubs, judgmental, nosey, classy

• SCOTTISH –ginger hair, wear a kilt, rough accent, drink a lot.

STEREOTYPES IN REGIONAL IDENTITY