- In Inbetweeners and Are You Being Served gay people are represented very different. In Inbetweeners explicit jokes are made and gay people are represented in a derogatory way. However in Are You being Served its not mentioned and hints are made around the subject. This is because at the time it was not entirely acceptable. However we know it is the case because of the preconceived stereotypes we have. This is what Althusser believed; that the media has the ability to create stereotypes of a person which are then taken to be reality.
- In Alfie, An Education and Fish Tank masculinity is a strong theme. In all three, the men are unfaithful. In Alfie, an older film, the males behaviour is glamorized. However in An Education and Fish Tank they are punished and looked down on. This is because 'Hollywood' films made now are made to have morals in the story, so a 'bad' character can't go unpunished.
- In Corrie the women are seen as outspoken and independent. However in Alfie the women are walked over by the men. For example Gilda is treated as a servant and is always preparing meals/cleaning for Alfie. This shows the growing equality of men and women from Alfie, to Corrie and now Fish Tank.
- Stryker - Characters changing in order to fit in with social expectations. For example. Gilda in Alfie - she decides to marry Humphery because it is socially acceptable. Jenny in An Education wants to be cultured and grown up and tries to fit in with the adults. In Inbetweeners all of the boys want to lose their virginity as soon as possible because it is supposedly the social expectation.
Conclusion
The films/TV we have studied show the changes in representations of people from the 60s to the present day. Specifically representations of masculinity, homosexuality, and female status. Overall we have improved our representations of equality, but in some cases (Inbetweeners) we reverse this and make fun of stereotypes.
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