Media Representation MCQ

What does the word ‘representation’ mean?

• The way someone or something looks

• The way someone or something is shown or portrayed

• The way someone or something is photographed

What is the key phrase used to describe the attitudes, beliefs and values shared by the majority of people in a particular society?

• Dominant Ideology

• Key Stereotype

• Mainstream Idea

Feminist theorists, such as Mulvey, often believe what?

• That women should be portrayed in the media as more feminine

• That men tend to dominate society and that women are treated unfairly, like objects

What does the term preferred reading mean?

• Something that makes the audience happy

• The way the producer of a media text wants the audience to read the text

• The way the producer puts the media text together to engage the audience

What is the name of the theorist who believes the media often encourages audiences to view women through a ‘male gaze’?

• Van Zoonen

• Mulvey

• Hooks

What does the term copycat behaviour mean?

• Audiences being scared by what they see in the media

• Audiences not caring about violence within the media

• Audiences mimicking the behaviours they see in the media

What is the key phrase for someone who has prejudiced views against foreigners?

• Racist

• Homophobic

• Xenophobic

Which theorist discusses the impact of stereotypes within the media?

• Mulvey

• Dyer

• Gerbner

What is Stuart Hall’s theory called?

• The Reception Theory

• The Rejection Theory

• The Ideology Theory

Which theorist wrote about ‘binary opposites’ as part of narrative structure?

• Propp

• Todorov

• Levi-Strauss