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to be all the same and we always classify them as being old and frail.
By using both primary and secondary resources we are to show how Australian television programs incorporate different cultures.
Even though mise-en-scène plays an important role in crafting meaning in television programs, the impact of the mise-en-scène only works when a narrative is present. Most readers may be familiar with the idea that television programs tells stories, but Mittell argues that even unscripted television programs use narrative structures in their programming as well. While chapter five of Jason Mittell’s book. Television and American Culture, focused on mise-en-scène and the stylistic elements that contribute to the meaning made inside a television show such as setting, staging, costumes & makeup, and lighting, chapter six focuses more on the creation of the television narrative.
Culture defines the way that people go about their daily lives, including what they eat, what they believe, and what they do. In a place where a certain culture prevails, it is only natural that the core beliefs and the customs of a culture are reflected in the media. The cultures within the U.S. and India influence the media portrayal of women in unique ways and specific stereotypes: women are often objectified and sexualized in U.S. culture whereas women are restrained and viewed as sexual fiends in Indian culture. Culture affects the ways that women are portrayed in Indian and U.S. culture, but, at the same time, the depiction of women in media and the treatment of women within the culture can be simplified into two themes: sex and power.