Traditional Class representations Flashcards
Nairn - Upper Class
positive portrayal - royal family dramatised for audience enjoyment + interest
example - King Charles doing well after prostate treatment
Leech - Middle Class
Positive portrayal - MC lifestyles presented as ideal lifestyle as concept of ‘cereal packet family’. Also noted power of ‘nuclear family’ -shows socially constructed model
example - Nutella Pancake ad 2024
Newman - Working Class
WC people stereotyped + labelled in unflattering + pitying light also found organisations label WC as problem in society
e.g. Hills borough disaster
Dodd and Dodd - Working Class
examined Eastenders + suggests show presents traditional notion of wc communities - not reflect modern day wc culture
example - Eastenders
Jones - working class
‘chav’ condemns wc culture + people developed concept of ‘chavtainment’ portrays wc people as bigoted, slothful and aggressive
example - owen Jones book
Baumberg et al - underclass
found proportionate focus on benefit fraud + found common language to describe benefits:
- fraud and dishonesty
-dependency
Golding and Middleton - underclass
caried out content analysis + discovered welfare issues not discussed unless connected to crime, fraud and sex
Price - underclass
‘poverty porn’ media exploits participants + their lifestyles in order to shock + entertain audiences
example - Benefit street