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Positive and negative stereotypes: Positive– A good evaluation of a specific group that is in someways better than another group, it can be seen as a praise or a compliment. Negative-A bad generalization on a person because they are part of a specific group. Can be seen as an insult.


Counter-types– Goes against the stereotype of a group that they are part of.


Misrepresentation– Wrongly interpenetrating/ understanding something.


Selective representation– When something is more represented than another, usually biased.


Dominant ideology– What is normal in the eyes of people and Social Media.


Constructed reality– The way we shape ourselves because of other people and their standards.


Hegemony– The main influencer of an ideology so it becomes the dominant ideology and other people agree because the creator of it is seen as a leader.


Audience positioning– A way the creator of the text uses techniques to get the audience to understand the ideology of that text.

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