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How are black people

represented in the media?LO: To discuss media representations

of black people and how they havechanged with time

Starter task: Briefly discuss

with your neighbour howdifferent ethnic groups are

represented in the media. Is

it positive or negative? Can

you give any examples?

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What do you think?

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In the past...

In the 1950s,60s and 70s black people were

often not shown on TV or in film. They didnotwork on the News or present radio

programmes. The times they were shown on TV they were

often STEREOTYPEDin a negativeway.

They were shown to be CRIMINALSor shownonly to be SINGERS,DANCERS,SPORTSPEOPLEor MUSICANS

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Are these pictures from the bill and

Eastenders a true picture of black

people?

What problems might continued representations of black

people in this way mean for this group?

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Are images of black people in the media

improving? Are they given ordinary roles

or do stereotypes still exist?

The Cosby Show - Call of the Wild, part 1

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The Cosby show

Abercrombie(1996) believes that things

changed in the 1990s when black actors

played normal roles in soaps such as the

Cosby show.

These programmes portrayed black people

more successfully

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Fresh Prince of Bell Air

Challenged stereotypes but dealt with

stereotypes that people held such as black

fathers being absent

Showed black people in the middle class and

with life opportunities

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Draw a timeline showing how the representation of

black people has changed from the 1950s up untilthe 1990s.

1950s and 60sBlack people absent or

under-represented or

given negative

stereotypes

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What about the Asian community?

Complete the orange written

activity.

Stretchcomplete the purple

stretch activity

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Bend it like Beckham

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Challenged stereotypes about women and

Asian women whilst looking at Asian families,

to show us a picture of modern Asian families

in the 1990s

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Media folk devils

What role does the media play in creating folk devils in society?

Folk devils: A group

portrayed by the media

as deviant.

Think about what news

stories feature Asianand Black people.

What is the cumulative

effect of these stories?

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Discuss how far sociologists would agreethat representations of black people in the

media are stereotypicalrather thanrealistic

In your group make a plan of how you would

answer this essay

Stretchcan you introduce key terms mass

media, stereotype, can you bring in otheragencies of socialisation that negatively

stereotype this group?

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On the one hand, On the other hand,

Discuss how far sociologists would agree thatrepresentations of ethnic minorities in the media are

stereotypicalrather than realistic

What are the

stereotypes?

What would be

realistic

representations?

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Look at the attached reasonswhich side of the argument would you place

them?

Black people

and Hip hop

culture are

portrayed asviolent and

aggressive in

the media

Black

characters in

reality TV

shows often

fit astereotype

as aggressive

or stupid

Since the

1990s

programmes

such as the Bill

andEastenders

have

attempted to

challenge

negative

stereotypesabout black

and Asian

people

Many more Blackand Asian people

have been

employed as

newsreaders and

actors on British

TV

Muslim

women

are

portrayed

asoppressed

in the

media

Young Muslimmen are seen

as a threat

either

extremists or

gang members

Programmeslike

Desmonds

and Goodness

gracious me

challenged

stereotypes

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What does a 12 mark answer looklike?

There must be evidence of clear

understanding shown through developed use

of relevant sociological concepts and/or ideas

within a well focused discussion which

explicitly addresses how far.

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Consolidate

What is meant by conformity?

Other than the mass media, where else mighta young person form their identity?

Give one stereotypical representation of blackpeople in the media.

Give one stereotypical representation of

Asians in the media. Give a more realistic representation of black

people.

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Home Learning

Keep a log/diary this week of the way the

media portrays black and Asian people

Day Time Programme/channel Media representation

Tuesday 7.30pm BBC1 Eastenders Patrickold black man,

happy, in the pub

Deniseworking in a

shop, angry, working

class