Teenagers and young people are stereotyped in a particular way in the media. I am going to be analysing how they are represented in the TV programmes, Skins and The Inbetweeners. Skins portrays teenagers in a bad light associating them with drugs, alcohol, parties, sex and general violence, making these the main focus of each episode. In comparison, The Inbetweeners has a more comedic view of teenagers focusing on the more common and relatable characters and their unsuccessfulness with girls, embarrassing situations and them in general trying to transition into young men. I will be applying theories such as the ‘Male Gaze’ and the objectification of women. The uses and gratification theory is also important and whether the audience take a preferred, negotiated or oppositional reading.
post modernism
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