1) Media editors and executives are almost all __________. a) working class b) middle class c) upper class d) underclass e) unemployed f) precariat 2) Middle-class people also appear on TV more often than working-class people, both in dramas and on ______ programmes. a) comedy b) tragedy c) sports d) gardening e) news f) adverts 3) Drama roles for working-class characters are mostly limited to ________. a) historical dramas b) situation comedy c) soap operas d) gardening programmes e) reality TV f) advertising 4) ________ characters are often seen historical costume dramas – which tend to give a romantic picture of life and class. a) upper class b) lower class c) middle class d) underclass e) working class f) precariat 5) News programmes often represents working-class people are a source of _______ – ‘anti-social behaviour’, riots, strikes, crime etc. a) tragedy b) humour c) ridicule d) trouble e) wonder f) comedy 6) Glasgow University Media Group (1982) suggest that the media is spreading the view that the working class are trouble to ensure the dominance of ________ ideology. a) capitalist b) government c) establishment d) political e) social f) cultural 7) Glennon and Butsch (USA, 1982) found that only ___% of sitcoms featured a family where the head of the household was a manual worker. a) 2% b) 4% c) 6% d) 8% e) 10% f) 12% 8) Glennon and Butsch thought that most working-class _______ were portrayed as stupid and comical, for the audience to laugh at. a) dads b) mums c) sons d) daughters e) cousins f) grandparents 9) _________ (2006) argues that the media gives positive attention to things that only the wealthy can afford. a) Newman b) Glennon c) Butsch d) Cumberbatch e) Negrine f) Glasgow University Media Group 10) According to Newman the media blames the working class for ________ and unemployment and when poverty is discussed. a) poverty b) riots c) food banks d) cost of living crisis e) inflation f) petrol prices

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