Representation
of Age in Media
How is Age represented in these Clips?
1) Accused;
Teenager. Fits in with the criminal, violent, drugs, lazy, liar, rebellious
& outlandish stereotypes.
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Shown as weak & pathetic.
2) Barrister;
Middle Aged. Fits in with the in control, sensible, mature & aggressive
stereotypes.
3) Barrister;
20-30’s, has a softer approach.
Age Stereotypes in the Media;
1) Children; young,
innocent, naïve, pure, sweet, helpless & powerless.
2) Teenagers;
aggressive, moody, lazy, criminals & hate school.
3) 20-30’s; parties,
fun, making money, glamorous & attractive.
4) Middle
Aged; past it, unattractive, uncool, boring, dominant over others
& grumpy.
5) Elderly;
unattractive, slow, weak, ill, confused, pathetic, powerless, not important,
dependant on others.
Sexuality;
Stereotypes;
1) Heterosexual
Male; tough, protector & a leader, higher in society, dominant
figures of state, in their 40’s & in high paying jobs.
2) Heterosexual
Female; weak, girly, feminine, damsel-like & emotional,
subordinate figures.
Stereotypes about homosexuals;
1) All gay men
will die of AID’s.
2) All gay men
are feminine.
3) All gay
women are butch.
4) Gay men
can’t marry nor have children.
5) Homosexual
Male; camp, girly, promiscuous, feminine looking clothes &
loud.
6) Homosexual
Female; Butch, feminist, short hair & hate men.
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Heterosexuals; monogamous, the ‘norm’, straight
couples have kids etc.
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Stereotypes are used in TV because they give people
broad views of people’s sexuality.
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They are used to make TV more interesting & are
most likely found in the genre of TV dramas.
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60’s- gay was banned so men had to cover up their
homosexuality.
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In the 50’s homosexuals were sent to asylums to be
‘cured’ of their homosexuality as it was considered a disease.
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