Collective Identity essay

Collective Identity essay

50 marks

Two groups

-       British
-       Youth (13-24)

20 marks explanation, argument, analysis

20 examples

10 theory/terminology

3 different kindks of media – web (Social media) /TV/YouTube

Has to be in the last 5 years

-       First ¾ of the page historical representation (the birth of the teenagers in the 50’s)
-       Main bulk of the essay is the last 5 years of representation.  
-       Last paragraph what you think of teenagers of representations – will in improve in the future –will the teens get more power.


Positives
-       Educating Yorkshire
-       BGT, X factor
-       Sports - Tom Daley – young Olympian
-       Zoella
-       university challenge
-       Charities – kids raising money


Collective identity - The individuals sense of belonging to a group (part of a personal group)

Mediated – the way something is ‘re-presented’.

Stereotypes

How are young people represented in the media and are these representations accurate?

Consider the dominate negative media images of binge drink, drug taking


Young people creating their own subculture, their own collective identity with their own values and codes – and in turn creating some to the most influential artistic movements such as punk and hip-hop.

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