Changing/pos Representations Of WC

Question 1

Devereux

Answer 1

• more positive and realistic portrayals of working class individuals in which they are seen to be happy and deserving
  Eg. The royale family TV show about a working class family who are not associated with welfare or benefits and who get excited for trivial things like takeaways. They embrace each other’s company and are always seen as having a good time even though they don’t have the most money

Question 2

Dodd and Dodd

Answer 2

• soap operas and other shows have introduced a realism to the storylines making them more realistic and representative to real life experiences
  Eg. Eastenders has introduced realism through broaching issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, crime, attempted suicide, abortion, homosexuality and relationship issues

Question 3

Strinati

Answer 3

• postmodernists think that we have a choice over what types of media that we consume.
• means that representations of social classes are changing because people don’t have access to traditional representations of class groups unless
  they wish to because the media market is saturated and consumed with many different types of representations
  Eg. Now have a wide range of streaming services we can choose such as Netflix