Dodd & Dodd (1992) - Media Representation of Working Class

• Dodd & Dodd completed their studied on media representations of the working class in 1992
• Dodd and Dodd (1992) present evidence for both continuity and change in media representations of working class characters in EastEnders
• Dodd and Dodd (1992) argue that EastEnders introduces elements of realism that would not have seemed possible in earlier soap operas e.g. Coronation Street in the 1960's
• Dodd and Dodd (1992) argued EastEnders has included issues such as "unemployment, imprisonment, rape, drugs, alcoholism, suicide, crime, murder, homosexuality, infidelity, divorce, AIDS, abortion, ageing & death"
• Dodd and Dodd (1992) suggest that the issues EastEnders portray combining with a nostalgic portrayal of a working class community as a relatively distinct, supportive communal environment that doesn't reflect contemporary working class culture
• Dodd and Dodd (1992) believe EastEnders is not fully reflective of the working class, but has elements of realism