STEREOTYPES BASED UPON SECTION A

1. G R A C E C R A W F O R D , A S M E D I A , S E C T I O N A E X A M
STEREOTYPES

2. STEREOTYPE ONE: GENDER
Men:
Represented as heroic, muscly heroes to sweep women of their feet.
Brave, strong and attractive.
Other representations see them as weak, venerable nerds, desperate for female attention so desire
this constantly.
Other representation see them as the perfect gentleman, caring for the female sex and treating
them with upmost respect.
Women:
Represented as the sexual appeal, something to be desired and lusted over.
Normally seen to be flirty over men.
Represented as weak and funeral, a reliant upon the male sex.
Transgender:
Represented as outcasts, different upon society.
Confused about gender.

3. GENDER-EXAMPLES

4. STEREOTYPE TWO: AGE
Young
Confidence issues, appearance and weight issues.
Always on their smart tablets, never social and rare to use face to face
interaction.
Rude, disrespectable, lacks in authority.
Middle Aged
Clueless regarding technology.
Embarrassing towards their kids.
Portrayed to have perfect life, married, wife/husband and kids.
Old
Fragile, dependent upon young people.
Riddle with illnesses, physically and emotionality.
Some can be represented as rude, temper ridden.

5. AGE-EXAMPLES
Middle Aged-Inbetweeners Middle Aged-Mick Carter, EastEnders Middle Aged-Doctor Who
Young: Jason Roscoe- Hollyoaks Young: Inbetweeners Young: Some Girls

6. STEREOTYPE THREE: ETCHNICITY
White British:
Racist against other ethnic origins.
Represented as powerful with more authoirty over people.
Black:
Thugs, in hoodies.
All black people love chicken-KFC, Nandos.
Asian/Indian:
Are seen as terrorists.
Love dishes consisting of curry.

7. ETHNICITY-EXAMPLES

8. STEREOTYPE FOUR: DISABLITY
Physical:
Unable to perform basic day to day tasks.
A reliability upon society.
Always humorous, the centre of audiences entertainment.
Unable to get jobs down the their disability, restricts them from life.
Mental:
Past issues consisting from within their youth that has made them
more emotional.
Depressed about life, always hooked on anti depressants.
Able:
The powerful group that dominates over society.
Superior and fully able to handle day to day tasks.

9. DISABLITY-EXAMPLES
Disability-Donna, Eastenders.

10. STEREOTYPE FIVE: SEXUALITY
Homosexual
Men:
Very humorous, camp, happy about life, positive.
Can be seen as the carrier of sexual diseases.
Others can be represented as unsure about their sexuality, is normally seen as in the closet,
as they view it something to be ashamed of.
Women:
Dressed in leather, Dr boots, Dungarees, tattoos and short haircut.
Very masculine and butch.
Quite scary, women that people would not want to approach.
Heterosexual
Very homophobic
Humours over the gay people.
Bisexual
Seen as greedy people, unsure about what gender to go.
Represented as sluts, very flirty and loud, desperate for love.
They enjoy threesomes, adventurous .

11. SEXUALITY-EXAMPLES

12. STEREOTYPE SIX: REGIONAL IDENTITY
Northerners
Seen as drunks, having a good time.
Northerners love their gravy with everything.
poorer, bad weather, lower class,
aggressive, less culture, less clever, doing working class jobs such as
Southerners
Seen as the centre of culture, rather modern, classy, high class,
clever, sunny, richer, doing middle class jobs such as managers

13. REGIONAL IDENTITY

14. STEREOTYPE SEVEN: SOCIAL CLASS
Upper:
Posh, highly refined, educated in the highest form.
Speak the Queens accent,
Upper class, drinks tea-Earl Grey, scone, afternoon tea.
Middle:
Still posh, good family values.
High in security, very sheltered.
Working:
Rude, dim witted.
Troubles within the family.
Obsessed with new technology.
Unemployed:
Sponges on benefits, a poor social class that looked down upon in society.
Criminals, dim witted, poorly educated.
Lacks in wealth and moral values.
Lives on a estate, wears track suits, fake designer clothing.

15. SOCIAL CLASS-EXAMPLES