Learning Objective

• To analyse and explore dominant representations of teenagers in the media.

• To compare and contrast British VS America dominant representations of teenagers.

What does representation mean? Include a Media Example…..

Representation refers to the construction in mass media of aspects of ‘reality’ such as

people, places, objects, events and cultural identities.

Denotation

• Identification of an image at a basic level.

The wallpaper has been torn off the walls.....

Connotation

• Linking further meaning to basic identification of images...

The wallpaper has been torn off the walls.....This suggests that teenagers in our society today are unruly, reckless and destructive.

Do you think dominant representations in the media of teenagers are negative

or positive?

WHY?

Create a character profile based on a stereotypical dominant representation of a

teenager. Explain why?

Name:Gender:

Ethnicity:Sexuality:

Class and Status:Nationality: British/American

Dominant Representations of Teenagers

• Dominant British Representations of

Teenagers

• Dominant American Representations of

Teenagers

Does the media encourage youngsters

to behave badly?