Question
Analyse the social representations in Source A and Source B.
Apply Hall's theories about representation in your answer.
1st. Review the markscheme for this type of question.
- What phrase from the question are you going to repeat in your answer?
- What does this phrase actually mean?
2nd. Review the markscheme again.
- What is the first thing you are going to write about in your answer?
3rd. Use the points below to help you write the first paragraph. Try to be succinct.
- Post your paragraph in the comments section below.
- Hall points out that there is no 'true' meaning, but that a representation can generate many meanings.
- Hall theorises that meaning is constituted by what is present, what is absent and what is different.
- Hall implicates the audience in creating meaning.
- Hall explains that power (hegemony) tries to 'fix' a preferred meaning through stereotyping.
SOURCE A: The Guardian - November 25th 2021
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