"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect our elders; they dis-obey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets, inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Stereotypes:
Stereotypes are social constructs:
- reflect the power relations
- marginalize people
- categorize people
Characteristics:
- categorical
- inflexible
- pre-judgements and not based on experience
- simplistic
- conscious or unconscious
'Paedophobia' - being scared of children
Young people are 10x more likely to do voluntary work
Propaganda is a form of communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position
Youth and Youth Culture:
- Gangs
- Rebels
- Failures
- Un-Disciplined
- YOBs
- Asbos
- Lazy
- Junkies
- Reckless
- Binger Drinkers
- Dogs (&Other animals)
- Only positive representations are in local papers
How we view the elderly:
- Wrinkled
- Old
- Can't Drive
- Narrow Minded
- Fragile
- Old Fashioned
- Smelly
- Rude
- 'Blow Dryed' Hair
- Grumpy
- Racist
- Sexist
- Ignorant
- Disrespectful
- Lazy
DVD - The Youth of today
- Disagree with Thames writer who says that the media are actually quite fair
- Agree that there has always been anti-social behaviour, can't assume that there is a new 'virus' that is affecting the youth
- You can't just move the problem on
- A lot more good in the youth than everyone thinks
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