The media representation of age
- Created by: Amelia Parnham
- Created on: 03-06-22 17:21
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- media representation of age
- CHILDREN
- often shown in positive ways
- little angles
- exceptional super achievers
- however also shown negatively
- irritating
- drain on society
- HEINTZ-KNOWELS
- Found that children in the last 15 years have started to deal with realistic problems in shows
- E.G. TRACEY BEAKER
- Found that children in the last 15 years have started to deal with realistic problems in shows
- often shown in positive ways
- YOUTHS
- COHEN
- Moral panics turned youths into folk devils
- WAYNE ET AL
- 82% of media focuses on the violence of teens
- SFP/ LABELLING
- 82% of media focuses on the violence of teens
- COHEN
- OAP
- stereotypes of OAP
- comic relief
- undesirable state in life
- stubborn and grumpy
- however, dove actively went against the idea and made a campaign which actively went against this idea
- CUDDY AND FISKE
- only 1.5% of characters in movies are elderly
- SYMBOLIC ANNIHILATION - TUCHMANN
- only 1.5% of characters in movies are elderly
- NEWMAN
- notes that MC elderly people are often portrayed in TV as occupying high status roles because they are seen as trustworthy
- WHITE ET AL
- Lack of representation of middle aged women within the media
- found that audiences believe the media are both out of step and insulting with ageing within society
- stereotypes of OAP
- CHILDREN
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