How does your media product represent

particular social groups?By Louise Maher

GenderGender is represented stereotypically in my music magazine, this is shown through the mise en scene of the images used. Although i have broke some stereotypes of gender.

The images used within my magazine gives a stereotypical representation of females in some ways. For example in the image above, her very short dress and heavy makeup is stereotypical of women in the media. However this image also breaks from the stereotype of women, for example her leather jacket and bright red boots which have a connotation of danger, implies that she is rebelious and is therefore breaking from the very feminine women usually represented in the media. It also gives a sense that she is a strong and independant woman, therefore creating a good representation of women.

The men in my music magazine are are quite typical of the men you expect to see in a rock/alternative music magazine. the long messy hair is stereotypical of men as they tend not to take as much pride in their appearance as women do in the media, especially in this genre of music. This image is also very stereotypical of a male band, all four of them are stood very close to eachother to emphasize that they are a unit. They are all smiling and one is even laughing without looking at the camera which is typical of a male band, giving a good representation of boy bands by giving a sense of fun and enery rather than posing.

Age Throughout my magazine i have used

young models (aged between 16-20) therefore anchoring the main target audience for the magazine i created which is 16-24. Within the mise en scene, the models are wearing fashionable clothes which is associated with the younger generation.

Also in the images the young models are

laughing or smiling, creating a fun and energetic atmosphe, which gives a good representation of the younger generation

Also the bright yellow on the front cover adds to the fun and energetic atmospher, commonly associated with younger generation.