Representation of youth

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Representation of Youth

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Do you think the media stereotypes young people? What would you say these stereotypes are?

Think about how youth is represented in soaps, television news, magazines like Heat, films, etc.

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Watching the Kidulthood trailer which stereotypes of youth are present?

- Can you identify any stereotypes?- Do you think they are accurate?

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In a 1999 research paper Ann Gould identified 6 key stereotypes in the media’s representation of youth. These are:

•Rebellious•Artificial tribe•Sexual•Nihilistic•violent •Self-destructive

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• Watch the Skins extract and try and identify these stereotypes in the extract.

• How are they constructed through mise en scene, shot types and movement, lighting, editing and sound?