Changing/pos Representations Of Youth

Question 1

Heintz knowles

Answer 1

• tv dramas show a more realistic portrayal of issues from a child’s pov rather than the adults pov
• evidence of truth telling and helping others
  Eg. M.I.high (follows undercover spies and help protect their city and their peers displaying helping behaviour)

Question 2

Postman

Answer 2

• childhood has begun to disappear as children interact more and more with media and media creates world in which adults and children share same music, sport, language, literature and films
• emphasised lack of difference between children and adults through clothing and discovered the internet contributes to this as it leads to children being exposed to adult content
  Eg. Children being influenced by social media to buy skincare products such as anti ageing with headlines such as “children as young as 10 demanding anti ageing products”

Question 3

Osgerby

Answer 3

• recurring theme of the youth as trouble
• changes in media representations of youth reflect wider cultural developments and mirror the spirit of the times ie. Fighting for social change could be portrayed as deviant and norm breaking
  Eg. Greta Thunberg (environmental activist known for encouraging youths to protest against climate change and displays deviant behaviour by going against norms and values of society)