Age

Question 1

Children’s Express

Answer 1

• As victims of horrendous crimes – some critics of the media have suggested that White children who are victims of crime get more media attention than adults or children from ethnic minority backgrounds.
  
  • As cute - this is a common stereotype found in television commercials for baby products.
  • As little devils – another common stereotype especially found in drama and comedy, e.g. Bart Simpson, Super Nanny etc…
  • As brilliant – perhaps as child prodigies or as heroes for saving the life of an adult.
  • As brave little angels – suffering from a long-term terminal disease or disability
  • As accessories – stories about celebrities such as Madonna, Angelina Jolie or the Beckhams may focus on how their children humanise them.
  • As active consumers – television commercials portray children as having a consumer appetite for toys and games

Question 2

Wayne

Answer 2

content analysis of news Young people mainly represented as a violent threat to society. Very rare for news items to feature a young person’s perspective or
Opinion. Distracts from the real problems that young people face in the modern world such as homelessness, unemployment or mental health and that these might be caused by society’s, or the government’s, failure to take the problems of youth seriously

Question 3

Newman

Answer 3

upper class and middle class elderly people are often portrayed as occupying
high-status roles as world leaders, judges etc. News programmes seem to work on the assumption that an older male with grey in his hair displays the necessary authority to impart the news. Leading female film and television stars are also often relegated to character parts once their looks and bodies are perceived to be aging

Question 4

Cohen

Answer 4

suggests that young people are powerless and an easily identifiable group to blame for all of society’s problems. Young people are frequently portrayed as folk devils e.g. Mods n Rockers

Question 5

Wayne

Answer 5

content analysis of news Young people mainly represented as a violent threat to society. Very rare for news items to feature a young person’s perspective or
Opinion. Distracts from the real problems that young people face in the modern world such as homelessness, unemployment or mental health and that these might be caused by society’s, or the government’s, failure to take the problems of youth seriously