Representation Of Teenagers And Stereotypes That Are...

FOA – Representation of teenagers rebelliousness and the stereotypes that are associated with them through the media? Intro Teenagers. They’re emotional, they’re smelly and they have a reputation for being disruptive dysfunctional members of society. By definition A teenager, or teen, is a young person whose age falls within the range from 13–19. They are called teenagers because their age number ends with teen. Today Grady and I will be adressing the represenatation of teenagers in the media and how and why they are percieved the way they are. All teens go through similar phases. The need for independence, a separate identity, testing authority. It s part of growing up; it s also linked to developmental changes in the brain that will eventually help them become analytical adults. But today s teens get an extra whammy, social pressures come earlier than in previous generations. Stereotypes (representations lead to stereotypes?) 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