Classroom Image Analysis

c\For this project I choose an image that depicts a large group representative of one social category while also depicting a single individual that represents another social category. The large group in this image illustrates the general concept of “college students” and the single individual depicts the general concept of “professor.” A professor is an individual with extensive credentials in a specific field of study, who has been certified to teach at the collegiate level and does so at a specific university or college. College students are people who are enrolled at a specific college or university, with intentions to attain a degree from that institution. Professors are highly respected and admired, as it takes many years and incredible dedication to reach that level in academia. College students on the other tend to be much younger and have less experience in the world of …show more content…
These two social categories of professor and college students are differentiated by their levels of education and time spent in the academy.
A number of elements singal who the professor is in this visual. The first is the setting of this image--a college classroom-- which is generally where professors and college students interact with one another. There are two main indicators that this image depicts a college classroom which include: the large desk at the front, and individual desks that set up in staggered fashion in the back of the classroom. The second element is the location of the people in the classroom. In this image there is only one person in the front of the classroom. This indicates that the person in the front has information to convey to the rest of individuals in the back of the room. Third, only one individual in the room is