Ethnicity is beliefs about the typical characteristics of a
certain group of people. This can be nationalities, their class and status or
social and cultural beliefs.
Camera angles can show the Ethnicity of someone or something by
the use of different angles if they are of a small cultural background then
they might be looked down on by the camera but if they are Christian then the
camera may see them as the most important thing and have the camera looking up
at them.
Sound can be used to show Ethnicity because if there is a
scene in a church then there could be some praying or chanting that could be
going on in the background which could show the religion that the people in the
church belong to.
Mise-en-scene can be used to show Ethnicity because if there
is a scene where people are in a house and there are a few religious relics in
the home which can show the religion that they belong to. Also flags of
nationalities are used to show what countries they are in if the audience do
not know where the TV programme is taking place.
Ethnicity links to Gender because there are two types of
gender but there are lots of types of Ethnicity but there normally is a lot
more negativity aimed at black/Asian people than at women or men.
Ethnicity links to age because if you are a younger person
who is Asian in a white British part of the country then you are more likely to
be racially abused or picked on.
Ethnicity links to sexuality because if you are a homosexual
white person then you will get picked on because you are different but if you
are a homosexual black person then, a lot more people will see you as un normal
and you will be more likely picked out because of that.
Ethnicity links to class and status because you are less
likely to become massively rich and become high class if you are black or Asian.
This is because we live in a racist society so chances to become a rich successful
business person are not as big if you are black.
Ethnicity links to physical ability/disability because if you
are a disabled person then you are already at a disadvantage but if you are
disabled and black then there is less chance of you getting anywhere because you
can’t work and people might not trust you because of your skin colour.
Ethnicity links to regional identity because if you live in a
certain place then you are more likely to be either black or white. This means
that if you are from a certain part of say, London there is a few parts which
are quite rough and a lot of black people live in these parts.
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