He describe the youth as an "empty category in the media"
This is because all representations of younger people are constructed by adults and become inhabited by the desires, fantasies, and interests of the adult world. The youth are only heard on the edges of society where very few people hear or take them seriously and so the perceptions forced into us of the youth by the media is the one we hear and trust and so live by.
The teenagers shown in the media reflect adult's concerns, anxieties, needs and fear of the younger generation and so they are mostly seen to be worse citizens of society.
For example the TV show skins shows the teenagers to be rude, disobedient, reckless youths which is what the adult creators wanted the public to see.
The few outlets that allow the youth to be represented by themselves are
social media as they control what is being shown to the public and too the world.
However changes to what is being posted may differentiate due to the observer’s
paradox, pictures/text may be changes because we know that people are watching
and so some things are mediated whilst others are exaggerated to impress.
Dick Hebdidge - Representation of groups (Subcultures)
Subculture is like "a group of like-minded individuals who feel
neglected by societal standards and develop a sense of identity which differs
to the dominant on to which they belong."
The Impostor subcultures:
- Hillbillies
- Police
- Criminal
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