Pick a subculture(Youth, Sexuality, Age). How are these groups represented in the media?Why is this the case?

... Pick a subculture(Youth, Sexuality, Age). How are these groups represented in the media?Why is this the case? This essay will highlight the representation of sexuality in society. The media codes of stereotyping will be discussed with reference to generic television formats and the national print media's representation of gay and lesbian groups. The media cannot present the world to us, despite their assertions of truth, reality and verisimilitude. They offer us selected views on our world (M.Jones 1999). The media communicate with their audience with signs and symbols through the process of representation. Representation is the process in which meaning is derived from stimulus denoted by the media. The connotative messages can be varied and polysemic. Representation is a construction of reality, not a mirror image. The media has the power through selection and reinforcement to give portrayals of groups and subcultures in society. The question is whether these reflections are true

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