Traditional/neg Representations Of Youth

Question 1

Heintz knowles

Answer 1

• majority of the characters engage in anti social behaviours which result in positive outcomes
• children of minority ethnic groups are underrepresented
  Eg. Horrid Henry (boy participated in deviant behaviour and his most severe punishment is being sent to his room)
  Eg. Hannah Montana (cast is predominantly white hence this shows how ethnic minorities are underrepresented)

Question 2

Griffin

Answer 2

• media portray youths as a social problem in three ways: deviant, dysfunctional and suffering a deficit
  Eg. Euphoria (portray high school students overdosing on drugs and alcohol, struggling with love, social media and money)

Question 3

Cohen

Answer 3

• folk devils and moral panics
• media depicted youths as deviant and dangerous
• mods and rockers turned into moral panic through sporadic fighting and being exaggerated
  Eg. Mods and rockers (Brighton beach riots and the journalists exaggerating the rivalry between the two groups, amplifying their deviance)