How does your media product represent particular social groups?

AgeI have represented age in my magazine by using bright and playful colours on the front cover to youth. The model I have used is 19, therefore she represents teenagers and young adults. The clothes that she is wearing are sophisticated but still young and fun, therefore she portrays an inspirational figure to teenagers and younger adults. On the contents page I have included the logos and links for three social networking websites Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, this represents the age of teenagers and young adults as social networking and new media is generally aimed at a younger audience. The names of artists that I have included on the front cover and in the contents page such as Rita Ora, Rizzle Kicks and One direction are all a similar age range to the artist that I have created for my magazine, therefore representing young adults and teenagers.

GenderI have represented gender in my magazine by using a lot of pink colours throughout my magazine to show connotations of femininity, I have also used female models for all of the images included in my magazine, I have decided to dress the main model in clothes that compliment her figure and accentuate her curves to strongly represent femininity, this also conforms to Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze. She is dressed in quite a glamorous way, but she still looks youthful and fashionable, therefore suggesting that she could be an aspirational figure for teenage girls. I have also included a lot of aspirational female artists on the front cover and on the contents page of my magazine such as Rihanna and Beyoncé to represent strong female figures and representing the female gender.

ClassMy magazine is representing middle class people, I have shown this in my magazine mainly by the images that I have used. The model used in the image on my front cover represents a middle class audience as she looks fashionable and is wearing quite sophisticated but affordable looking clothing and jewellery. She has a healthy appearance and looks as though she is well educated. The cost of my magazine is neither cheap or expensive as I have priced it at £2.50 which is a suitable price for middle class people. The image I have used on the front cover looks as though they have been taken in a studio because of the plain simple backgrounds, instead of on the streets or in a run down area therefore suggesting a middle class audience instead of lower class. The language I have used is quite chatty but also polite and well mannered to suggest a middle class audience.

Social GroupsMy magazine doesn’t represent strong features of a stereotypical social group such as hipster, indie, punk. My magazine is typically representative of people with a white British ethnicity, I have suggested this because all of the models I have included in my magazine are of this gender and ethnicity, also the use of language, I have used quite standard English and used a polite well mannered tone of writing. It also represents female social groups because of the strong use of pink throughout which shows connotations of femininity, the fonts I have used are also quite bold to represent a strong independent female figures. My magazine also represents teenage social groups because of the types of artists I have included such as ‘Rita Ora’ and ‘ Ed Sheeran’ these artists both represent younger people because of their age and the type of music that they produce. I have also included links to social networking sites such as Facebook, twitter and YouTube which are typically representative of younger people and teenagers.