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Page 1: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

How does your media product represent particular social

groups?

Page 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

AGE• What is the age group you are representing? Young, teenage girls 11-15.

- The use of the colour PINK reinforces stereotypes of young girls.

- The context of the magazine, for example ‘12 of the most embarrassing celebrity moments’ is something that young teenagers would want to read.

THIS WILL ATTRACT A PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP OF YOUNG TEENAGE

GIRL AGED 11-15.

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GENDER• What gender are you trying to represent?

GIRLS.

-The colour PINK is a common representation of girls which is why I have constantly used it throughout my POP magazine.

-The pink hearts for the background of my contents page also represent a GIRLs as they are a symbol which represents girls much more than boys.

THIS WILL REPRESENT A SPECIFIC GENDER WHICH IS GIRLS.

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RACE• What RACE are you trying to represent?

White British

-The reason why I chose to represent White British as the main stereotype for my magazine is because this is the main race that is represented throughout POP music.

-The model I have used definitely represents this race as she is a stereotypical white, British girl.

THIS WILL REPRESENT A SPECIFIC RACE WHICH IS WHITE BRITISH.

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OVERALL• What kind of social group have you represented OVERALL?

Young teenage, white British girls aged 11-15

-Throughout my magazine I have tried to represent a stereotypical social group that has been represented through:• Body language: how my main model is acting.• Dress: what she is wearing e.g. makeup• Colour: e.g. pink is symbolic of girls.

ALL OF THESE CONVENTIONS ATTRACT THIS PARTICULAR SOCIAL

GROUP AS WELL AS REPRESENT THEM .