trad media rep of age

Question 1

HEINTZ KNOWLES - CHILDHOOD

Answer 1

. majority of characters engage in
anti social behaviours which results
in positive outcomes - HORRID
HENRY + TRACY BEAKER
. children from minority ethnic
groups are under represented -
GOOD LUCK CHARLIE
. girls are twice as likely as boys to
show affection, boys more likely to
use physical aggression
. BASED KN ADULT PERSPECTIVES
ON CHILDREN

Question 2

GRIFFIN (YOUTH)

Answer 2

. deviant
. dysfunctional
. suffering a deficit
^ EUPHORIA + TOP BOY

Question 3

WAYNE (YOUTH)

Answer 3

. 286 stories young people were
main subject
. 82% of the stories focused on
young people as either
perpetrators or victims of crime
. ignore stories about how young
people are affected by problems
in housing, education, health,
unemployment, parental abuse

Question 4

WOMEN IN JOURNALISM (YOUTH)

Answer 4

teenage boys described as in newspapers:
. thugs
. feral
. scum
. inhuman
^ 85% of teen boys said newspapers
portray them in a bad light but
reality TV was seen to portray
them the most fairly
teens were weary of other teens

Question 5

KELLY (YOUTH)

Answer 5

language used to describe young people who come into contact with the law:
. dangerous
. need of protection
. immature

Question 6

LANDIS (ELDERLY)

Answer 6

older people as one dimensional
. grumpy old man - JAY modern fam
. sickly old person
. having wisdom - WISE OLD ELF
. mentally deficient

Question 7

CUDDY AND FISKE (ELDERLY)

Answer 7

1.5% of their characters as elderly - minor roles - form of comedy

Question 8

MILNER, VAN NORMAN, MILNER

Answer 8

media doesn’t portray a balanced view of aging