Media - Representation - Age (Youth).

Representation of young people - key theory and examples:

There are several theorists who you can refer to if you get a question on the representation of age, specifically to the representation of youth. Here's a quick recap:

• Hebdige (1979):
  
  - Youth subcultures – Challenge hegemony through expression
  - Limited to either trouble or fun, no in-between
  - Representation is NOT REALITY
  - Producers believe it would be boring to show teenagers or youth hard working, fade into the background
  - But this makes the adult audience believe that…