Media Studies A-Level
Constructed identity
What Constructed identity means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Constructed identity
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Reference: AQA
The self is actively built rather than simply given at birth, assembled from available materials including media representations and presented to others.
Topics that use Constructed identity
- Theories of identity as summarised by Gauntlett (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience negotiation
- Collective identity
- Media materials for self-presentation
- Social interaction
- Application to named texts
- Contested identity
- Fluidity of identity
- Group representation
Using Constructed identity in the exam
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