Representation in Media

Representation of CRASH in the media

Class- Newspaper; Middle Class

This article has a very negative representation on the high income middle class. The article states that the children of middle class parents will struggle to 'get on with life'. The media producer believes that all high income middle class families hand everything to their children, never challenging them to do better. It is believed that the lower and working class achieve more in education due to their 'not so wealthy' upbringing. Causing people for these social classes to work harder in life.

Gender- TV Show; Modern Family

The hit comedy series 'Modern Family' shows very stereotypical gender roles. In the three families in the series the women are shown as societies idea of the 'perfect housewife'. The men work and provide for the family and the women are shown to stay at home looking after the house and the children. The wife's are often seen to be in the kitchen as the picture shows. This is a very negative stereotype of women as it shows them to be inferior to the man. It portrays that the man has power over the household as the woman is unable to provide income for the family. 

Age- Film; Harry Brown

In the film Harry Brown the representation of different ages is very different. The younger generation is shown to be very violent. They are involved in drugs, violence and illegal weapons. The youths are often seen hanging round in a tunnel causing disturbance and threatening anyone who approaches them. The youths are shown in a very negative way. In contrast to the view of the older generation. They are shown to to have better morals and values, as the lead character who is of the older generation, goes out of his way to stop the hoodlums and get justice.

Race- TV Show; 2 Broke Girls

In the TV series two broke girls the owner of the diner 'Han Lee' is shown in a very stereotypical way. As he is Asian he is shown to be a nerdy workaholic. In one of the episodes the character Ket say "You can't tell an Asian he made a mistake, He'll go back and throw himself on a sword'. 

Sexuality- Film; Transformers

In the first Transformers film actress Megan Fox is shown in the film purely for the purpose of pleasing the male audience. Throughout the film the character 'Mikalea' is shown to be extremely underdressed and in sexual positions as shown in the picture above. This can be seen as an exploitation of a woman's sexuality. If we took out Megan Fox from this film it would not change the narrative at all.