Stereotypical representations, what does this mean? Well a stereotype is "an inflexible and simplified representation of individuals based on generalisations about a particular social group"; a representation is "the process by which a media text represents an idea, issue or event to us". So a stereotypical representation is a representation of an individual based on generalisations about a particular social group.
So in which ways are situation comedy dependent on stereotypical representations? Well over time stereotypes or stop characters have been used to break up tension with in the comedy or to help change scene. As main characters are not stereotypes (as they are too complex) they are not used for this, but they do maintain some stereotypical elements. Stereotypes give us the chance to laugh at our self's or even recognisable groups in society. As stereotypes are generalisations of individuals this means that common factors of individuals are used and exaggerated and......
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