Media Studies A-Level
Demographic categorisation
What Demographic categorisation means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Demographic categorisation
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Sorting people by measurable social categories: age bands, gender and social class, often using a graded occupational scale.
Topics that use Demographic categorisation
- Media audiences (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience interpretation
- Cultural context
- Fan audience
- Fan culture
- Historical context
- Mass audiences
- Media technologies and platforms
- Niche audience
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