Across
- 8. This group is usually represented as the norm in society and are portrayed as educated, successful and able to cope with life’s problems (6,5)
- 10. This theory thinks that media representations are accurate and act as a window on the world (9)
- 11. By men, for men and about men (4,6)
- 12. Which theory thinks patriarchy and capitalism are a problem in society? (7,8)
- 16. Media plays an important role in maintaining democracy (6,6)
- 18. Price said Benefits was an example of this (7,4)
- 21. This duo found continuity and change in the representations of the working class in soap operas (4&4)
- 22. This concept refers to reality TV shows about working class Britain that portray working class individuals as ‘bigoted, slothful, aggressive people who cannot look after themselves, let alone their children’ (12)
- 24. This TV show was studied by Gauntlett and found that the male and female characters were represented as different but equal (7)
- 25. Turkle and Baudrillard talk about the negative effect of the media and use this concept to explain how people can’t easily distinguish between online and offline lives (5-7)
- 26. This sociologist researched how children are portrayed in entertainment television and mentioned how storylines tended to focus on peer relationships and not dealing with important issues (6-7)
- 28. Tuchman, Whelehan, Wolf and Glascock all looked at representations of this social group (5)
- 32. Malik's concept which refers to including a character from an ethnic minority so not to appear racist (8)
- 33. The bourgeoisie do this to the proletariat (7)
- 34. Hall argues that racism in the media has changed from 'overt' racism to '___________' racism (11)
- 35. This sociologist said that media representations of the Royal Family resembles a soap opera (5)
- 36. Miliband argues that the media is the new _____ of the people (5)
- 37. One of the representations of black people that Van Dijk found in UK news reports (11)
Down
- 1. The idea that society is centred around the media and it has a strong influence on us (5,10)
- 2. The British Fawcett Society argues that women are relatively _________ in the media (9)
- 3. Mulvey’s concept (4,4)
- 4. For a film to pass the Bechdel test it must include at least two women who have a ____, who talk to each other, about something besides a man (4)
- 5. Landis studied this group (3,3)
- 6. The ideology that Marxists think is the cause of the problems in society (10)
- 7. Postman argued that the media is a threat to childhood as children are being __________ (10)
- 9. GMG found that this was one of the main concerns portrayed in the media (11)
- 13. This TV show could be used to illustrate Osgerby’s idea that youth are portrayed as trouble in the media (5)
- 14. This celebrity is argued by Whannel to demonstrate metrosexual and retributive masculinity (5,7)
- 15. McLuhan’s concept which suggests that the world is getting metaphorically smaller due to advancements in technology (6,7)
- 17. Complete the study name: Women In Journalism: Hoodies __ Alter Boys? (2)
- 19. Barker found that representations of ethnic minorities in this TV programme demonstrated continuity and change (10)
- 20. This sociologist wrote about the new man and the rise in metrosexuality (4)
- 23. Gill argues that there has been a change from passive to active representations of women in this media source (11)
- 27. Carrigan & Szmigin’s concept which refers to old people as active consumers (4,5)
- 29. One of the stereotypes of black people Neo-Marxist Hall found in films (6)
- 30. This sociologist argued that men are presented in the media as having a biological predisposition for strength, competitiveness, aggression and violence (9)
- 31. Complete Ferguson's statement about media representations of women: "Him, home and looking good (___ ___) (3,3)