Media representations of social-class
- Mainstream media gaze constructs differing representations of social-class in very distinct ways.
- a) More positive representations of middle and upper-classes
- b) With representations of working-class being highly stereotyped
- Points A & B are outcomes of middle-class journalist news-values.
- These values socially construct social-class as an outcome of lifestyle choice of the individual
- Therefore Beck’s ‘rise of individualism’ has increased the likelihood of media representations of social-class being down to individual failings rather than structural failings
Representations of working-class
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