Historical

How media products reflect historical issues and events. For example, how a media product reflects the historical events of the time it was produced.

Economic

How media products reflect the economic/financial contexts of how they were produced. This can be through the impact of production budget and how a media product is funded.

Cultural

How media products reflect the beliefs, meanings and practices of a specific group of people. This could be through the use of reflecting cultural issues/events or constructing cultural attitudes of these issues/beliefs. It can also reflect how culture changes through time and products can help people understand why they were created.

Social

How media products reflect and construct social attitudes of the time the product was produced. This could include the premotion of changing gender roles, racial changes and ethnic inequalities. Products will look to address these changing social issues and construct an understanding of them influenced by the time the product