2.3 Representation in Context

• Media representation is influenced by various contexts
• Understanding media contexts is essential for analyzing how media reflects and shapes our understanding of the world.

  True
• The social context influences how media portrays social hierarchies and identity groups.
• Understanding different contexts is crucial for analyzing how media reflects and shapes our understanding of the world.


  True
• The social context influences media portrayals of social hierarchies and identity groups.
• How does the cultural context shape media representations of social etiquette?

  By shaping values and norms
• Media representation refers to how media texts portray aspects of reality, society, and individuals
• Understanding media contexts is essential for analyzing media effectively.


  True
• Order the media contexts based on their primary influence on representation:

  1️⃣ Cultural context

  2️⃣ Social context

  3️⃣ Political context
• Understanding media contexts is crucial for analyzing how media reflects and shapes our understanding of the world.


  True
• In a collectivist culture, media may show family units as tight-knit and interdependent
• What is an example of how political context influences media representation?

  News coverage of political elections
• Media depictions of certain social groups as inferior can lead to their marginalization
• It is crucial to analyze the ideological implications of media representations to understand their broader impact on society.


  True
• What is media representation in the context of media studies?

  Portrayal of reality
• Match the context with its impact on representation:

  Cultural ↔️ Shapes values, norms, and beliefs

  Social ↔️ Influences portrayal of hierarchies

  Political ↔️ Determines depiction of power
• What does the cultural context shape in media representation?

  Values, norms, and beliefs
• What does the political context determine in media representation?

  Power, governance, and activism
• How does media representation in a collectivist culture depict family units?

  Tight-knit and interdependent
• Order the contexts that influence media representation from cultural to political:

  1️⃣ Cultural

  2️⃣ Social

  3️⃣ Political
• Understanding media contexts is essential for analyzing media effectively.


  True
• How does cultural context impact media representation?

  Shapes values, norms, beliefs
• Match the media context with its impact on representation:

  Cultural ↔️ Shapes values, norms, beliefs

  Social ↔️ Influences portrayal of social hierarchies

  Political ↔️ Determines how power and governance are depicted
• What is the role of cultural context in media representation?

  Shapes values, norms, beliefs
• Match the media context with its effect on media representation:

  Cultural ↔️ Depicts family structure in collectivist cultures

  Social ↔️ Highlights class differences in TV dramas

  Political ↔️ Frames political campaigns in news coverage
• Social context influences media representations of identity groups such as class, race, and gender.


  True
• Order the impacts of media representations when they perpetuate dominant ideologies:

  1️⃣ Reinforcing stereotypes

  2️⃣ Normalizing power structures

  3️⃣ Shaping audience perceptions
• How can media representations challenge dominant ideologies and promote social change?

  Present alternative perspectives
• Match the cultural context with its typical media portrayal of family structure:

  Collectivist culture ↔️ Tight-knit and interdependent

  Individualistic culture ↔️ Autonomous and independent