REPRESENTATION – KEY DEFINITIONS

  1. Male gaze – The objectification of woman for the pleasing of a male eye.
  2. Voyeurism – Watching and gaining interest by watching undressed, naked individuals.
  3. Patriarchy – A male dominated society.
  4. Positive and negative stereotypes – A group of people stick by an idea to receive positive or negative feedback.
  5. Counter-types – An opposite view to a stereotype.
  6. Misrepresentation – People giving misleading or wrong information to put off other people or teams.
  7. Selective representation – Only showing specific bits of events and media.
  8. Dominant ideology – This is the ideas, attitudes, values, beliefs and culture of the dominant/ruling society.
  9. Constructed reality – Advertisement that views media as reality.
  10. Hegemony – The leadership or dominance by a state or social group.
  11. Audience positioning – Explaining the idea behind the text to the audience.
  1. Fluidity of identity – To be able to change how you see yourself and the world around you.
  2. Constructed identity – Your identity which is formed by you and others opinions of you.
  3. Negotiated identity – Having a constructed discussion on other peoples identity.
  4. Collective identity – A common, shared identity .

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