media

Question 1

sewell

Answer 1

• black afro caribbean boys turned to rapper role models due to a lack of a father figure within the home
• this negative role model then led these boys into deviant anti-school subcultures which lead to their lack of achievement

Question 2

easthorpe

Answer 2

• argues that a variety of media, especially hollywood films and computer games transmit the view that masculinity based on strength, aggression, competition, and violence is biologically determoned and therefore, it is a natural goal for boys to achieve this

Question 2

REACH: media monitoring project

Answer 2

• found that coverage of black young males in the news often links with violent crime, and particularly murders involving knives and/or gangs
• this negative image of black males can therefore provide negative role models

Question 3

• black afro caribbean boys turned to rapper role models due to a lack of a father figure within the home
• this negative role model hen led these boys into deviant anti-school subcultures which lead to their lack of achievement

Answer 3

sewell

Question 4

• argues that a variety of media, especially hollywood films and computer games transmit the view that masculinity based on strength, aggression, competition, and violence is biologically determoned and therefore, their natural goal is to achieve

Answer 4

easthorpe

Question 5

• found that coverage of black young males in the news often links with violent crime, and particularly murders involving knives and/or gangs
• this negative image of black males can therefore provide negative role models

Answer 5

REACH: media monitoring project