Sociology A-Level
Stereotyping and stigma
What Stereotyping and stigma means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Media representations often use stereotypes that reinforce dominant ideologies, and social class depictions tend to idealise the middle class while stigmatising the working class.
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- The Media (AQA A-Level)
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