Croteau, Media/Society, 6e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7: Social Inequality and Media Representation
1. In what ways, does media content, like Instagram, accurately portray the “real
world?”
2. What are the best/worst case scenarios of linking content? Frame your response
through (1) to producers, (2) to audience interests, (3) to society in general, (4) to
audience effects, and/or (5) examining content independent of context.
3. Who benefits from the inclusion of inequitable representations in media?
4. When will we know that we have succeeded in media representations that are
equitable?