Evaluation 2

Evaluation 2

• 1.
  How does yourmedia product represent particular social groups? Target Audience From my research I found that my target audience was aimed at 16-18-year- old females. This is the age where girls are starting to find their individuality and independence through the types of clothes they wear and music they listen to. My magazine wouldn’t be suitable for anyone under 16 due to the nature of the revealing clothing that some girls may look to for inspiration on how to keep on trend. The use of convergence on the front of my magazine shows the representation of teenagers as they are always on social media. This shows that my magazine will especially appeal to them. My magazine represents particular social groups within gender, class and race.
• 2.
  Gender/Age. Gender/Age My magazine representsthe social group of teenage girls because in this generation fashion becomes a huge part of a girl’s identity. As a stereotype teenage girls will mainly be obsessing over three things: fashion, boys and hair. My magazine represents this stereotype as my model is in a very fashionable outfit that teenage girls can look at for inspiration on how to dress themselves. The type of music that my artists sing also represent the stereotype of teenaged girls which is popular R&B. Popular R&B songs are mainly about relationships this links to the stereotype of teenaged girls as they are seen to be obsessed with boys. My magazine also has a colour scheme suitable for girls as the colours a quite bright and bubbly as girls can be portrayed as sweet, innocent and cute. This would not be suitable for boys as boys are portrayed in darker colours such as black, blue and reds as they are seen as more masculine to support their stereotypes. However, this could appeal to the male gender because of the male gaze theory.
• 3.
  Class Class My Magazine representsthe middle class because of the costume code that females wear in my chosen genre of music. The costume code is seen as quite revealing. This would be inappropriate for the upper class as they have a status to maintain and can’t be seen in revealing outfits as it would be seen as disrespectful within their social hierarchy. The middle class do not have a social status to maintain therefore they can wear these outfits that the celebrities wear within the music industry without being judged. These clothing choices are seen as the social norm with in the Middle Class because the majority of females would wear these outfits. However, as this is not seen as the social norm in the upper class society they will be judged by all social classes not just the upper class.
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  Race Race The model onmy magazine is of black race. This means that my magazine would appeal to more young black teenage girls as they feel they can relate to the model as black ethnicity groups are seen as urban. My magazine represents this stereotype due to the location where I took my images and due to the costume code. Popular R&B is dominated by black artists. This is why a majority of the R&B audiences are of black origin.