Evaluation Question Two

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

This question is quite tricky as it involves you putting some critical distance between you and your magazine.

Firstly, consider the different social groups you have represented in your magazine. Think in terms of:
Age
Gender
Social Class
People who are associated with a particular music genre.

Then consider how you have represented them. Have you represented them in a stereotypical way? In a way which conforms to dominant ideology. Put very simply is the representation fairly typical for the social group - is it repeated and reinforced throughout the media. If not you have challenged the stereotype and produced a representation which suggests more of an emergent ideology - something more positive....

You need to explain how you have constructed the representation through elements of media language - be really technical e.g. shot type, mise-en-scene.

Why did you construct the representation in this way? E.g. to appeal to your target audience? To conform to the expectations of the institution that's going to publish your magazine. For example you maintained dominant ideology as you magazine is published by a mainstream institution who would not want to risk their profits by producing a product which challenges or rocks the boat!

Question 2 from katiess07

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http://jackgreenlcas14.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/evaluation-2-how-does-your-media.html

http://natalieclarkelcas14.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/evaluation-question-2-final.html

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