Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Contemporary Representations of British Youth - Task

Thinking of contemporary media, that is to say the media from 2009 onwards, is there evidence to support Hebdige's assertion that British Youth are portrayed as either:

"Troublesome youth"


The political representation of youth as posing a threat to society and the status quo. Youth are seen as dangerous and subversive of society's moral values.


"Fun-loving youth"


The commercial representation of youth as going through a rites-of passage style period in their life during which they may behave differently but don't threaten society. They have a need to belong which can be exploited by society for commercial reasons.


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