How far does the representation of a particular social group change over time?
The representation of family has changed between past and contemporary TV. Alfie shows expectations of family to inbetweeners, A key scene in Alfie which shows is when Gilda is in the hospital having her first baby, and she pretends that she is married to Alfie so that she does not get shunned by society for having a child before being married. This is Shown by marcuses theory of Mass media. He says that the mass media carry with them prescribed attitudes and habits certain intellectual and emotional reactions which bind the consumer and reduce them to a mindless mass. this creates a passive audience. The attitudes form the 60s were reflected in alfie, and familys were reflected as wrong if they were not married before having children. Inbetweeners shows a more modern view on familys, there is less of an expectation to be married before having children and less expectation to stay married after you have a child. for example will mum is divorced and his father is never to be seen, there has been no problems occurring.
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James Seymour, Josh Nunn
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