Ethnicity

Ethnicity definition- ethnic traits, background, allegiance or association

Ethnic groups- Representatives of several ethnicities were present  

Ethnic stereotypes

·        Asian people- Rich, business people, religious, have been portrayed as terrorists, good at making curry. Own corner shops. They have big families and they all live in one house with all their relatives.

v  Examples- the Masoods in Eastenders have their own business which is typical of a Muslim family. They own a curry place and are good at making it which is a typical representation of an Asian family. They speak in a typical Indian accent.

v  Indeed the Masoods have recently been praised as one of the most realistic "ethnic" families to ever have inhabited soap land, and certainly one of the few not to be subjected to the usual stereotypical storylines such as owning a corner shop, being subjected to racially motivated attacks, etc.

v  We have also seen Syed realise he is gay, this bends the stereotypical view of Muslim’s as they believe that being homosexual is wrong and it is forbidden in Islam

·        Gypsies-  usually Irish/foreign (Bulgarian/Romanian). We associate them with fun fairs, live in caravans, they take over peoples land sometimes destroy it. They make a mess and steal. Lacking in education. Wear vests and jeans and slobber everywhere. Women wear big dresses and hooped gold earrings. British/Irish travellers prefer to be called ‘Travellers.

v  Example- in waterloo road they moved there caravans onto the school grounds, many people were unhappy and they confronted them with conflict. It caused many problems and the police got involved.

·        Polish people: cheap labour, Poor, Have young families, Own kebab, chicken, pizza shops. Take all of our jobs. e.g. builders

v  Example- in Coronation Street there was two polish girls who Carla employed. They were both illegal immigrants and one of them died so Carla had to cover it up by hiding her body. The other one, called Vicki carried on working and no one liked her. She was a good worker and she tried to make friends. People began to like her after a while and she was then treated like everyone else. This shows that stereotypical views can be changed.

The Brown race- often the general term used to describe the category of South Asian races

Tessa Perkins- all stereotypes have a bit of truth about them which makes them plausible. For example, she said that most terrorists are Muslim but, not all Muslims are terrorists

Black people

·        Usually linked to black men

·        Crime

·        Living in slums

·        On welfare

·        Need help from community

·        Less intelligent 

·        Over sexual

White people

• Dumb blondes
• Greedy
• Materialistic
• Businessmen
• Middle/upper class
• Posh/ well spoken

Asian people

• Doctors
• Engineers
• Mathematicians
• Newsagents- small businesses – entrepreneur
• Ignorant
• Extremely smart people
• Men are threats to white women
• Insensitive
• Disrespectful towards women

sexuality

Sexuality

Heterosexual male-

·         builder , fireman, sports player, armed forces

·         more scruffy yet still good looking , suits

·         gym, office, pub, at home with the family

Homosexual male-

·         more feminine , bitchy gossipy

·         higher pitched voice

·         androgynous

·         camp

·         care about how they look

·         flamboyancy

·         more daring with clothing

·         wine and cocktails

·         hairdresser, designers,  make- up artist

·         woemens gay bestfriend

Homosexual women

·         short hair

·         wear baggy clothes

·         wear trousers a lot

·         either no make or lots of make up

·         butch

·         sports teacher, security, police more manly jobs

heterosexual women

·         long hair

·         smell nice

·         high heels

·         beautician, teachers, nannies more nice jobs

·         often positioned in the homes with kids

structure pee

Point – your comment about the area of representation

e.g.  Youth is represented through diegetic sound.

Evidence – your micro element that tells us this

e.g. The dialogue is colloquial.

Explain – link the two

e.g.  This conforms to a stereotypical view of young teenagers, that they are rebellious in speaking their own language.

Skins Analysis Clip 2

When the police turn up at the scene noting that they are older and automatically having more authority over the youths, the scene then turns to chaos. This is shown through the fast scenes, jumps cuts and the increased speed and volume of the music. With all the elements previously mentioned this connotes the older people have authority, however younger people are fighting to be older and in return trying to get more freedom in life.

skins clip analysis 1

Youth is represented through the use of non- diegetic sound of rocky and loud music. The music reflects the action in the scene, going from quiet rocky music when the situation is calm then heavy loud music when the scene spirals out of control. The use of music in the scene supports the stereotypes that not only do youths like listening to heavy music but also connotes the vibrancy of their personality.

Mis en scene	Cinematography	Sound	Editing
Props – walking sticks	High angle shots on youth to show audience authority	Loud music for youth	For youths fast pace and short sequences
Clothing – hoodies	Low angle shot on elderly respect your elders	Simple, jazz and Operatic music for older generation	Quick shots for youth
Granny mobiles	Shallow and deep focus to show youth drug abuse	Use of silences for older cast	Montages for youth
Grey hair	Shallow and deep focuses to show poor sight of elderly people	Louder dialogue for use	Jump cuts for youth
Dentures	Slower pans for older people		Longer shots for older people
Low key lighting for elderly people	Faster pans for younger people
Bright lighting for youths to reflect there personalities	Use of tripod for older person as they are more static
Newspapers	Youth may have hand held camera movement to show vibrancy
Location for youth park shopping centre, pub
Location of elderly people

positives and negatives of youths and elderly people

	Youths	Older Generations
Positives	Physically and actively out going Healthy Lacking in responsibility Sociable Start of you lives Innocent Fun	Experience Wise Achievement Educated Wealth Freedom
Negatives	Naivety Influenced easily Vulnerable Immature Rebellious Lazy Restriction Aspire to be older Hormonal Media stereotype Education is compulsory Rude	Weak health Mentally and physically incapable Free but not young Lonely  Vulnerable Bitchy Gossipy Boring Grumpy Dependent on people Trusting