Revision Booklet
Contents
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Texts that we’ve studied
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With reference to texts how are youth as a
collective identity being represented
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Imdb and Wikipedia and articles on them to study
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Glossary of terms and theories
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Identity quotes
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Past exam papers
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Breakdown of mark scheme
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Essay structure advice
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Copy representation theories that may be useful eg Maffesoli, Baudrillard
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Answer questions sheet
G325 revision link – answer four areas
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How to write the exam
There are four areas you need to understand in
preparing for the exam:
1. How do the contemporary media represent nations,
regions and ethnic / social / collective groups of people in different ways?
a. How are young people/ males/ females/ gay people/
Northerners/ any social group represented? Discuss how the representations use
stereotypes; are the representations hegemonic/ reinforcing dominant
ideologies; do they challenge hegemony; are they represented as heterogenous/
homogenous; how could terms and phrases like Female solidarity/ teen solidarity/ male solidarity, Constructed certitude, Consciously cultivated (fe)male bond/ teen
bond, Socialisation, Binary, Plurality, Femininities/
masculinities be useful in discussing the representations?; Who are these
representations aimed at, and how does this affect the way the group are
represented?; Who is creating these representations?; How are different social
groups represented in the media industry, as well as by the
media?; What is the purpose of these representations?; How does the media
construct representations of groups of people?; How is collective identity
constructed?
2. How does contemporary representation
compare to previous time periods?
a. Compare recent texts (last 4 years)
to past texts in terms of the ideas in question 1. What differences/
similarities are there?;
3. What are the social implications of
different media representations of groups of people?
a. What impact does the media have on
audiences’ sense of identity?; How do audiences respond to/ use media
representations?; To what extent are audiences active in constructing their own
sense of identity?; How useful are Uses and Gratification theory/ Hypodermic
Needle Theory/ Cultivation theory in understanding audiences’ responses to
media representations?; Does the media reflect or shape our sense of who we
are?
4. To what extent is human identity
increasingly ‘mediated’?
a. Does the media reflect or shape our
sense of who we are?; Is the media increasingly important in how we shape our
identity?; How powerful is the media in shaping/ helping us to shape who we
are?