Definitions

1. Representation

   
   

   1 

   the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

   "you may qualify for free legal representation"

2.

the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way.

"the representation of women in newspapers"

Stereotype

1. 1.

   a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

   
   

   Ideology

   
   

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

   
   

   Hegemony

   1. leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.