unit 1 sec b booklet 1 rep of youth/elderly Flashcards
youths neg
what did hientz knowles say youth are presented as in media. 4 things
1- motivated by peer relationships and romance and not by school or religion.2- hardly shown with issues.3- majority are shown doing anti social behaviour.4- ethnic minority are underrepresented
youth neg
griffin says youth are shown as problems in 3 ways.
1- binge drinking , drug taking, knife crime.
youth neg
what did wayne find out about youth media coverage.
286 stories where young people are the main subject, 82% of those are crime related. He argues the stories ignore how young people are affected by problems like housing, education and unemployment.
youth neg
what did women in journalism find how youth were shown in local newspaper.
mostly about crime and used negative language to describe them such as thugs, yobs, hoodies, feral evil ect. Few stories show them in a good light, teenage boys were weary of other teenagers.
youth neg
what language did kelly find that represented youths
dangerous, need of protection and immature
youth neg
what did cohen find out about the rep of youths
presents them as folk devils and moral panics as they are presented as dangerous and deviant
youth pos
examples of tv dramas which show realistic portrayls of youths.
danis house, my life, gravity falls, ackley bridge , MI high
youth pos
what did postman find out about childhood.
childhood has begun to disappear as children interact with media more.argues children are sexualised in the media and the media creates a world where adults and children share the same tastes. This leads to children being exposed to adult content
youth pos
what did osgerby find out about the rep of youths in 1950 and 60
changing representations in 1950s and 60s. In 1970s to 2000s youth were portrayed as troubled. But between 1950 and 60 they were portrayed as having hope and prosperity.
elderly neg
what did landis find out about how elderley were shown in media.
one dimensional and described in a number of ways.- grumpy old man, feisty old woman, depressed,lonely, sick, mentally deficient
elderly neg
what did cuddy and fiske find about elderly in tv shows.
us tv programmes included 1.5% old people. And usually played a form of comedy. This depicted their mental,physical and sexual capacities as ineffective
elderly neg
what does milner et al say about the veiw of ageing.
media does not portray a balanced view of ageing
elderly neg
what do carrigan and smigz say about rep of elderly.
they are not presented well in the media. Shown as old and not capable.
elderly pos
what did lee et al find about how elderly are shown in adverts.
In 15% of advertisements. 90% of these were positive representations. Presenting them as golden agers and active ageing. Older men are much more visible in the media than women.
elderly pos
what trend changes did biggs find
number of trend changes - large number of old people appearing in soap operas, older people as more active.
elderly pos
carrigan and szmign found elderley are targeted as…
consumers due to the GREY POUND. This led to an increase of positive images of ageing and positive role models for old people.
