If representations of youth are not decoded as being seective representation, then it could result in creating or perpetuating stereotypes. this could then lead to creating distances between social groups. so adults will become afraid of todays youth, and also reluctant to engage with young people and demonise them instead. it can also create tension within social groups with young people becoming afraid of others.
Where are the representations of you? Where do you express yourself? (Facebook, personal blog, youtube, online worlds)
Facebook is a big part of the adolescence, today. We express and socialise using this media interface. The issue is, it makes it difficult to socialise outside the world of the internet. youth also use videos and blogs to express creativity, opinion and intelligence.
Who is currently in control of the modes of production for how young people are represented
There's plenty been written on how the media portrays politics. But what about the media representation of young people and their involvement in politics. Stovin Hayter is the editor of Children Now magazine. Here he talks about the damage the press is capable of when it comes public perceptions of young people.You could pick up a local newspaper in almost any part of Britain and see articles that use headlines and terms like: "Like a plague, the city seems to be in the grip of lawlessness among the young."- Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Use Buckingham's theory to extend your point further...
Buckingham express child innocence as being broken by being exposed to adult realms in the media.
What examples of young people being in control of the construction of the way in which their collective identity is represented can you find?
"Youtube" is a main source
What are the implications of this?
What could happen in the future in terms of who is in control of representations? What evidence can you find that this could develop?
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