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Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My social group for my publication Black Heart are mainly teenagers and young adults (ages 15 – 24) of both genders. My social group data on my target audiences 70% female reader and 30% male readers. My media product has a social group from many countries as it is a magazine product which is sent overseas, the social groups are mainly from America, UK and Japan, as my media product includes artists from these countries.

The way I portrayed my magazine is by displaying a female, this challeneges stereotypes as women aren’t seen in society as “rockish”, and my front cover also shows the cover star being cute and light in clothes that would represent alternative rock groups. This represents my media product to my particular social groups as the audience is more of a female audience compared to males. The body language of the Demonic Cats member is laid back and chilled, it goes against the rock stereotype, as rock front covers are portrayed to be messy, dark and rough.

The gesture with the hands in the front cover in the form of a peace sign being directed diagonally.  In my case studies both Kerrang! and BigCheese it shows the cover stars both being of the male gender, wearing trashy clothing with a messy appearance, however In my magazine cover I kept it neat. This represents the social groups as the audience are mostly rockish, however they have a neat and tidy appearance which then relates back to the stereotype “Not all female rockers are messy”.

My media product represents particular social groups, as my artist band represents Japanese culture, by wearing Japanese rockfish / street fashion, this would attract social groups to be inspired by the particular clothing the artist wears. Accsesories, are also a feature in which my cover stars have on which 

My media product also represents my social groups as all of the artists in the rock band Demonic Cats are all youths and within their teenage years, this instantly gives the audience an insight towards their target audience also being youths, however there are some fans who are within their adulthood, and adolescent stage of life.

My social group data on my target audiences 70% female reader and 30% male readers. My media product has a social group from many countries as it is a magazine product which is sent overseas, the social groups are mainly from America, UK and Japan, as my media product includes artists from these countries.