Representation on Teenagers.

Intro

I Have chosen to represent the media's view on teenagers, i have chosen this, as i can relate to people i know, or have experienced it, Teenagers are very stereotyped, as the drunk, hoodie wearing, and noisy people, when really, that's only a certain few teenagers.

Television

Eastenders;

Jay from Eastenders, was stereotyped as a typical 'teenager' as he used to wear Hoodies, and used to hang around in Gangs, he was proposed as a typical teenager; lazy, wearing hoodies, hanging around in gangs, carrying knives. This is a typical stereotype of a typical teenager.

Skins;

Skins is a very stereotypical program, as all the characters, are drunk, take drugs, and have sex with each other  this is a stereotype, as the media have pursued the teenagers as Kids, who party all the time, having sex, taking drugs e.c.t.

Films:

KidultHood; 

This film is a very stereotypical film, as it is showing people, who fight people, get drunk, steal things, e.c.t, This film, is showing the viewers, a group of teenagers, who cause chaos, drinking drink, taking drugs, e.c.t, This film is a typical stereotype of a gang of teenagers.

Anuvahood;
This film is a stereotypical film, as there is a part in the film where 2 Guys,
go to stab ("shank") Kay, this is stereotyped, as the media have stereotyped, This scene, as typical teenagers are people with hoods up who carry knives, and shank people. This film is a Typical stereotype of what a typical teenager would do, due to stereotyped typical teenagers, this film shows teenagers as aggressive, loud, drug addicts, and more.

News

Stories like this in the media like this story, about 8 youths who have committed 90 crimes in the last 13 months, have been locked up for no less than 16 years; makes people think that all teenagers are like this, committing crimes, getting drunk e.c.t.


The media have stereotyped all teenagers to be like these eight youths who have been locked up, however, there are very few teenagers like this, this stereotype is very unfair on teenagers who follow the law, and don't do everything that the stereotyped Teenager would do.


CONCLUSION


To conclude; teenagers are stereotyped as loud, hoodie wearing, loud, adolescents. However, this stereotype is not suited for most teenagers, however, the stereotype has only been made, as they're are few teenagers who hang around in gangs, and wear hoodies..; however the stereotype has been made for all teenagers; which i think personally is unfair, as an adolescent, however, films such as Anuvahood; Kidulthood, are encouraging, this stereotype. However, the film is just a film, not real life, but people who watch this film, may think that this is suited too all teenagers, however, not all teenagers, are the stereotyped teenager that the media have stereotyped as a "typical teenager".