changing media rep if social class

Question 1

NAIRN (UPPER)

Answer 1

. Prince Charles ‘lobbying of government ministers + civil servants’ - met with gov ministers 36 times since 2010 - doesn’t show a neutral attitude
. media coverage of Charles + Camilla affair

Question 2

REINER (UPPER)

Answer 2

audiences are encouraged to identify with the culture of consumption + materialism that is portrayed in the lifestyle of the wealthy
. meritocracy - the amount of effort
you put into something determines
the success you get back
^ MOLLY MAE

Question 3

DRAPER (MIDDLE)

Answer 3

. like a dish of herrings and strawberries - middle class is so diverse
. super rich elite middle class + low level routine middle class
^ MOTHERLAND - middle class but
wealthy living in central london
MIRANDA - middle class but
average income in a 1 bedroom
flst

Question 4

DEVEREUX (WORKING)

Answer 4

more positive + realistic portrayals
^ THE ROYLE FAMILY - doesn’t
negatively depict life on benefits
or draw attention to welfare at all
^ normal family, take out - normal
thing for every family, happy
with what they got

Question 5

DODD AND DODD (WORKING)

Answer 5

eastenders have introduced realism - drug + alcohol abuse, crime, attempted suicide, abortion, homosexuality

Question 6

PRICE (UNDER)

Answer 6

BENEFIT STREET shows them as decent + compassionate people captured by an unfair society

Question 7

POSTMODERNISTS

Answer 7

. we have choice over the type of media we consume
. can choose to not a cross traditional representations of a class group
^ streaming services: NETFLIX &
DISNEY +