Representation of ethnicity
Class Research: Pool F
• News: vulnerable• TV Dramas/Films: powerful,
educated, independent• Sometimes portrayed as ‘gold
diggers’• Mean?• Uneducated?• Having very young children
Black African American Females
• Victims• Vulnerable• Trying to take ‘British Resources’
Syrian Refugees
• Racist• “White working class boys are the worst
performing ethnicity”• Underachieving• Disruptive• Hard-working• Manual jobs e.g. mechanic
White British Working Class Males
• Always the ‘clever’ one in films, TV dramas
• Works hard from a young age• Range of talents• Respectful–thinks about others• Successful• Pressurised by parents ‘to do well’
academically• Seen as good with technology • Happy
Asian
Negative views• Stealing jobs• Terrorism
• Majority of images used in media are of male subjects
• Cowardly/greedy (taking homes, benefits, running from war)
• We’re a tiny island – population rising• NHS treatment?• Scarcity of resources
Syrian Refugees
Positive
• Giving a home/escaping war• Diversity
• Acculturalisation (at some point they’ll work and make money for the country)
Syrian Refugees
Black African American females
• Soul food• Sassy• Gesticulation• Independent (Oprah, Michelle Obama)• Powerful• grits
Positive
Black African American females
• Aggressive• Masculine• Overweight• Ghetto
Negative
Black African American females
• Strong• Independent• Sex symbol• Does what she wants
White Americans Males
• Seen as fat• Pro gun• Racist• Arrogant• Controlling• Sexist• Nerdy• Health problems• Perverted
German male and females
• White• Blond hair blue eyes• Intelligent• Strong• Tough• Physically fit• Traditional• Extremists• Alcoholics• Successful
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