London to Brighton

1. In what way has Britain been represented in the film London to Brighton?

Britain has been represented in a very negative way, the main focuses throughout the film are prostitution, crime and gang culture which makes the film as a whole seem extremely negative. Another main theme is family, which this film lacks, Joanne's mother died, and she ran away from home and ends up on the streets only being helped by a prostitute.

2. Can you identify a specific "collective group" which has been represented in the film?

This film has represented prostitutes as a collective group in an unconventional way as the prostitute Kelly shows morals and kindness whereas the rich man is presented as the villain which is unconventional in this context.
Kelly goes against the beliefs and values of the unified pimps and prostitutes as she sees what she is doing is wrong (taking underage girl) and turns over a new leaf, putting herself at risk to save Joanne.

3. "collective consciousness"
collective consciousness was a term coined by the French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) to refer to the shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society. One might recommend collective conscience as a superior translation of Durkheim's concept, in part due to the busy association of the word "consciousness" with both Marxist and Freudian thought, but also as "a conscience for Durkheim is pre-eminently the organ of sentiments and representations; it is not the rational organ that the term consciousness would imply.