Age

Question 1

Young people and media - inequality

Answer 1

• Neustatter argued that young people are viewed as deviant by the media.

• MORI (research group) found that being seen as deviant by the media has an impact for young people as the they are stereotyped in the wider society.

• Devlin found that negative media representation causes discriminatory in public places.

• Cohen- moral panics

• Fawbert- hoodies

Question 2

Old people and media - inequality

Answer 2

Mathers- BBC have been accused of age discrimination against older members.

• Ford- newsreaders- older men are often paired with attractive young females, while older women newsreaders are often exiled to radio. E.g Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby

• Harman “The figures provided by broadcasters show clearly that once female presenters hit 50, their days on-screen are numbered. ‘Older Women’s Commission’. Commission asked for age statistics from broadcasters.