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Page 1: Representations of social class in the media section B

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Page 2: Representations of social class in the media section B

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB

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This music video is great because it uses a reality show host, which mirrors Jeremy Kyle demonizing the working class

He is then seen doing almost exactly the same thing as he describes them to do, with many things even worse.

This shows that the negative things like this that the media usually associates with the working class, do not just happen in this social class.

Chase and status help prove a strong point in the problems with media and I really enjoy watching their videos as they take very important social problems and represent things that many people do not have the courage to.

Page 3: Representations of social class in the media section B

http://youtu.be/we9jeU76Y9E

This Chase and status video is to provide awareness of abuse in relationships

It actually challenges the stereotype that this usually happens in working class families.

This is done by making it set in a middle class family, although it does follow the norm of using a nuclear family in this video, it still challenges the idea that this only happens in working class families

Page 4: Representations of social class in the media section B

http://youtu.be/kOINSUWOqyo

Is a rapper who issues huge problems in

society today, such as social class

differences, racism, government and religion

3rd world is a track where the lyrics are

largely about social class differences in a 3rd

world country

Page 5: Representations of social class in the media section B

http://youtu.be/FsGXYqmpX5E

Benefits street is a classic example of the demonization of

the working class

They specifically picked out a certain few people out of

loads of families filmed on benefits

These people are depicted as scroungers and disgusting,

the people featured on benefits street even received death

threats as a response to benefits street

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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-

news/benefits-street-white-dee-snubs-7476828

“White Dee” even gained celebrity status (or enough of one to

feature on celebrity big brother) due to her appearance on

benefits street

This can be interpreted in a good or bad way, it could be

interpreted in that through having such an infamous status that

she is kind of an ‘anti-celebrity’

It could also be interpreted that it is good as it challenges the

idea that a ‘normal’ person cannot be a celebrity