Key words test
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Social, Historical, Cultural context
Social context is being influenced or affected by event in society. for example: moving schools, family birth. Historical context is being influenced by something thats happened in the past. for example: C ultur al context is being influenced or affected by music, tv, films, religion or clothes. Explain how social contexts influence television programmes. Refer to Cuffs from the 2010’s to support your answer. (10 marks) The influence of the rise in drug misuse occurring in Brighton in the 2010's is represented as a social issue in television programmes such as 'cuffs'. This is evident when a male character at the beginning of the programme called Nathan is arrested for illegally using drugs in his home. In the 2010's drug misuse was increasing and t his social issue highlights to a pre-watershed mainstream audience the increasing crime rate and further demonstrates the consequences of breaking the law. The increase in kidnapping in Brighton...
Cuffs representation exam Q1
Analyse how representation is used in the episode to create meaning for a mainstream pre-watershed audience. (5 marks) Refer to the text you have studied in your answer. One of the characters, Jake, is represented as a white homosexual male police officer. This is seen through Jake’s quote directed at Ryan “i’m gay” which evidently portrays his homosexuality. He challenges the stereotype as he is joining the police force which is typically seen as a tough, manly job. This creates meaning for a mainstream pre-watershed audience because homosexuality is accepted in the modern day, this is emphasised when Jake tell Ryan “i’m gay” and there is no reaction from Ryan. It also creates meaning because it is on at 8 o clock which means all audiences are accepted and young children will be affected by this. young children will accept this message because they would grow up with it and it will soon become natural for them.
