History A-Level
Media and social norms
What Media and social norms means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media and social norms
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Film and TV projected suburban conformity, idealising nuclear families and domesticity, while advertising reinforced consumer norms and gender roles.
Topics that use Media and social norms
- Affluence and conformity, 1955–63 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Consumer culture and advertising
- Consumerism
- Countercultural critique
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- Federal social reform
- Space race and technology
- White-collar jobs
- Youth rebellion and identity
Using Media and social norms in the exam
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