Representation- stereotypes

Disability

• Stereotype• Mental- childlike• Physical- in a wheelchair• Not part in community • Example- will (hollyoaks), Joe (family guy), izzy

(coronation street)

Age

• Children- innocent, powerless • Teenagers- difficult, moody, lazy, aggressive, bad

attitude • Men- 20’s-30’s- love, romance, partying, making

money• Middle aged- family, mature, strict, embarrassing,

out of date, uncool, boring lives, no real connection to their kids

• OAP- slow, powerless, unfit, unemployed , ill, dependent on others

Gender

• Male- brave, manual, dominant over women• New man- less masculine, less aggressive, less

manual, average Joe• Gay man- see previous slide • Female- housewife, have kids, low paid job,

girly, feminine job, need a man • Sexy women- different, independent, more

dominant, more bitchy

Class and Status

• Upper class- inherited money, rich• Middle class- lawyers, doctors, surgeons, well

behaved • Working class- less happy, less intelligent,

financially stable • Lower class- people that don’t work, bad

parents, criminals

Regional identity• Scottish- kilts, alcohol, aggressive, violent, outdoors, haggis • Welsh- farmland, shag sheep • Irish- farms, dance, alcohol, friendly, religious • English- posh castles, the queen, football hooligans, self centred • London- posh, upper-class, snobby, rich, poor, ghetto• Manchester/ Newcastle/ Liverpool- fake clothes, chav, uneducated • Essex- glamorous, cheap, footballers wives, • Yorkshire- old fashioned, rural area• Cornwall/ Somerset- old fashioned • South England- Expensive, posh, centre of culture, sunnier, modern,

clever, richer, middle class• North England- poorer, less culture, more working class jobs, bad weather

Sexuality

• Heterosexual- normal • Homosexual- feminine, weak, camp,

masculine• Lesbians- short hair, piercing• Examples- Christian (Eastenders), brendan

(Hollyoaks)

Ethnicity

• Black- criminals, poor, exotic • White- rich, posh, being racist• Asian- smart, hardworking, rich, advanced in

technology, shy, small• Immigrants- illegal, drain on society, take jobs • Indian- religious, strong communities, rules,

lot’s of children• Middle eastern- terrorist