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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations- Ethnicity in the Media
Objectives:
To understand the analysis of how minority ethnicities are represented in the media.
To understand analysis of changes in media representations of minority ethnicities.
Key terms:
Tokenism
Key Questions:
How are representations of minority ethnics linked to culture and identity, crime and deviance and stratification?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations and Stereotypes
Objectives:
To understand the nature of stereotypes
To understand the relationship between advertising, consumerism and media representations
Key terms:
Stereotypes
Williams
Key Questions:
In what ways do we stereotype people? What impact does media advertising have on these?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations of Men in the Media
Objectives:
To evaluate ideas and evidence on media representations of gender.
To understand and explain changes in media representations of gender.
Key terms:
Stereotype | Patriarchal | Kibly | Butler & Paisley | Crechen | Lewisham | Winship | Zomen
Key Questions:
How are men represented in the media?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations- Gender (Females) in the Media
Objectives:
To evaluate ideas and evidence on media representations of gender.
To understand and explain changes in media representations of gender.
Key terms:
Stereotype | Patriarchal | Tuchman | Butler & Paisley | Brundsmen | Abercrombie | Anderson | Radway | Winship | Zomen
Key Questions:
How are women represented in the media?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations- Sexuality and Disability in the Media
Objectives:
To understand how sexuality and disability are represented in the mass media.
To Evaluate changes in representations of sexuality and disability
Key terms:
Camp
Heterosexual gaze
Key Questions:
How have representations of people disability and sexuality changed over the years?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: The Hypodermic Syringe Model
Objectives:
To understand the way in which audiences react to violence in the media
Understand the application of evidence and studies of audiences and violence in the media and in real life.
Evaluate theories on the relationship between audiences and violence in the media and in real life.
Key terms:
Homogeneous audience
Disinhibition effect
Deviancy amplification
Scapegoat
Key Questions:
How influential is violence in the media?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Violence and the Media
Objectives:
To understand the relationship between crime and violence in the media and in real life
Understand the application of evidence and studies of crime and violence in the media and in real life.
Evaluate theories on the relationship between crime and violence in the media and in real life.
Key terms:
Hypodermic syringe model
Cultural effects model
Deviancy amplification
Scapegoat
Key Questions:
How influential is violence in the media?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Effects of Mass Media
Objectives:
To understand different models of media effects.
Understand studies and application of evidence in relation to media effects
Evaluate explanations of media effects, contracting effects and reception models.
Key terms:
Homogeneous audience
Social networks
Opinion leaders
Heterogeneous audience
Key Questions:
How does the mass media affect us as audiences? How far could we believe everything we see/hear?
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AQA AS Sociology- Familes & Households: Divorce
Objectives:
To outline three types of marital breakdown.
To outline the trends in divorce over the last 30 – 40 years.
To explain the reasons for the increase in divorce.
To outline the social groups more likely to get divorced.
Key terms/concepts:
Divorce
Separation
Empty-shell marriage
Key Question:
How have the patterns of divorce changed?
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AQA AS Sociology- Families and Households: Marriage and Cohabitation
Objectives:
To will be able to outline changes in the partnerships we live in (marriage, cohabitation, civil partnerships)
To be able to explain why these changes have occurred
To be able to outline the impact of these changes
Key terms/concepts:
Marriage
Cohabitation
Secularisation
Empty shell marriage
Key Question:
How have marriage and cohabitation patterns changed?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: New Media
Objectives:
To understand the impact of new media on its audiences and society.
Key terms / studies /concepts:
Cultural convergence
Participatory culture
Collective intelligence
Digital divide
Digital underclass
Social capital
Key Question:
What is the impact of new media on society?
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AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Active Audience Models (Two-Step Flow, Cultural Effects etc)
Objectives:
To understand the way in which audiences react to violence in the media
Understand the application of evidence and studies of audiences and violence in the media and in real life.
Evaluate theories on the relationship between audiences and violence in the media and in real life.
Key terms:
Homogeneous audience
Disinhibition effect
Deviancy amplification
Scapegoat
Key Questions:
How influential is violence in the media?