Mass Media And Age Flashcards
Explain mass media 7 portrayals of children.
- Victims of crimes eg baby P
- Cute in ads
- Little devils
- Brilliant child genius
- Brave little angels
- Accessories celebrities
- Modern in media
Explain mass media portrayal of babies
Sympathetic. White babies happy n healthy. Black babies dying diseased or starving
What does Evans and chandler 2006 suggest creates great anxiety amongst young parents?
Pester power
Identify mcqueens three main strands in children’s T.v.
- Commercial- customers of cartoons
- Educational
- Adult strand- children like soaps
What did Heintz and knowels 2002 find about children’s tv
Children motivated by peer relationships. Rarely portrayed coping with societal issues. 40% tv drama children engaged in anti social actions
Describe Wayne et al study on youth.
2130 news items on main channels. 285 focused on young people as victims or perps of violent crimes. Media gives one dimensional portrayal of youth
describe Munciels claims of youth
Moral panics in post war period. Youth have no respect for authority
Describe Stan cohens study of youth 1972
Folk Devils n moral panics. Mods n rockers. Clashes reported due to exaggerated newsworthiness as lack of good news. Copycat crimes. Self fulfilling prophecy
Describe Stuart halls moral panic during the late 70s
Young black male mugger
What happened in 1950s post war Britain
Youth market arised magazines and products for youth
What Is the Marxist view point of old age
Old are economically useless to capitalism.
what did McQueen find about old age on TV
People over age 65 is 11% but only 2.3% shown on tv
what did age concern find out about old age ?
21 were 65 years old but only 7 presented in media. More old men than old women
What are 3 stereotypes of old age
Grumpy
Mentally challenged
Burden
Infantile
What is the third age
Over past twenty years the middle class affluent retired and grown in numbers and is known as the third age
