Wednesday 13 April 2016

Updated exam questions


Section B: Contemporary Media Issues

Whichever question you answer, you must refer to examples from at least two media areas in your answer and your answer should include reference to historical, contemporary and future media.

Jan 2010

Media and Collective Identity

6 Analyse the ways in which the media represent one group of people that you have studied. [50]

7 ”The media do not construct collective identity; they merely reflect it”. Discuss. [50]

 

June 2010

Media and Collective Identity

6 Discuss how the identity of one group of people you have studied has been ‘mediated’. [50]

7 “Media representations are complex, not simple and straightforward”. How far do you agree with this statement in relation to the collective group that you have studied? [50]

 

Jan 2011

Media and Collective Identity

6 Analyse the ways in which the media represent groups of people. [50]

7 What is collective identity and how is it mediated? [50]  

 

June 2011

Media and Collective Identity

6 Discuss how one or more groups of people are represented through the media. [50]

7 Explain the role played by the media in the construction of collective identity. [50]

 

Jan 2012

Media and Collective Identity

6. How do media representations influence collective identity? You may refer to one group of people or more in your answer.

7. Discuss the different ways in which groups of people are represented by media. You may refer to one group of people or more in your answer.

 

June 2012

Media and Collective Identity

6. Analyse the ways in which at least one group of people is ‘mediated’.

7. Discuss the social implications of media in relation to collective identity. You may refer to one group of people or more in your answer.

 

Jan 2013

Media and Collective Identity

6 Analyse the impact of media representation on the collective identity of one or more groups of people.

7 Compare the different ways in which one or more groups of people are represented by media.

 

June 2013

Media and Collective Identity

6 Explain what is meant by ‘collective identity’ and the role of media in its construction.

7 “Media representations are just reflections of reality, not constructions or distortions.” Discuss with reference to one or more group(s) of people.

 

June 2014

Media and Collective Identity

6 Media and collective identity: how does one affect the other?


7 “Media simply represent collective identity, they don’t create it.” How far do you agree with this statement? Make reference to one of more group(s) of people in your answer.

June 2015

Media and Collective Identity

6 Analyse the ways in which media representations today construct collective identity, with reference to one or more group(s) of people you have studied.

7 ‘The media do not construct reality, they merely offer a window on the world’. Discuss this statement with reference to the representation of collective identities.

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