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Changing Places
Formal, media and popular images compared
- 2 things to know
- Component 1 Section B
Overview
Formal, media and popular representations of a place, television programme that gave a British street a negative image and place stigma.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
Which sources provide the formal statistical image of a place?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Distinguish between formal, media and popular representations of a place.
Model answer
Formal representations use official measured data such as census and crime figures. Media representations come from news and entertainment, while popular representations are the everyday views people hold.
- 2
Which sources provide the formal statistical image of a place?
Model answer
The census, labour market statistics and the index of multiple deprivation give the formal statistical image. Health, education and crime records add further official measures.
- 3
Give an example of a television programme that gave a British street a negative image.
Model answer
A 2014 documentary series filmed in James Turner Street in Birmingham portrayed the street through benefit claims. National coverage attached a stigma to the whole neighbourhood.
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How did residents respond to that portrayal?
Model answer
Residents complained that filming had focused on a small minority and misrepresented the street. Community groups and the local council publicly rejected the programme's image.
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Why might the formal and media images of the same place disagree?
Model answer
Statistics record averages across a whole area, while news coverage seeks the most dramatic single case. A falling crime rate can therefore coexist with a rising reputation for danger.
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What is meant by place stigma?
Model answer
Place stigma is a persistent negative reputation attached to a place regardless of current conditions. Residents carry the reputation with them when they apply for work or credit.
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