Media Studies A-Level
Individual choice versus structural inequality
What Individual choice versus structural inequality means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Individual choice versus structural inequality
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A representational strategy in which women are shown as freely choosing while structural inequality is treated as a personal matter.
Topics that use Individual choice versus structural inequality
- Feminist theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Achieved equality as a claim
- Application of theory to media texts and industries
- Audience position
- Critical evaluation of media framing
- Male gaze
- Normalisation of male authority
- Patriarchy
- Post-feminism
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