definitions REPRESENTATIONS and ideology

  •  Positive and negative stereotypes–good or bad generalization of a person or a thing.
  • Counter-types–something that opposes with something else.
  • Misrepresentation— to give false or misleading representation with an intent to deceive.
  • Selective representation— when something is more represented than others.
  • Dominant ideology— the bigger meaning of an image that stands above the rest.
  • Constructed reality— the way in which media shapes us, how we present ourselves is shaped by our experiences and past.
  • Hegemony–is a political control of one state over others
  • Audience positioning— is the techniques used by the text producer so that the receiver understands the ideology.

  • Fluidity of identity— the flexibility of the genders
  • Constructed identity–the identity that we create
  • Negotiated identity–can be tested and changed
  • Collective identity

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