Teen Stereotypes
Television is the world's most common source for information. Many teens base their lives on what's the new and wearing what's in style . Television is the decision maker on what we do and don't do , but and don't buy and, believe in things we want to believe because this little box with flashing lights and motion told us so. So many teen,worker and parents are the most displayed stereotypes out there aside from race, color and culture.
How are teens stereotyped on television?
Teens are stereotyped as to be what the world wants to portray them to be rather than what they want to become. Now days you see more teenagers at the age of twelve, looking and acting as if they were twenty one years old. Society has seemed to find a way to attract teenagers and younger kids to do what they should do, wear, and act as if they are puppets on strings . Many effects come from stereotypes such as suicide and bullying . magazines portray women to become thin hot and sexy causing children to drastically lose weight in a very unhealthy ways I.e Anorexia. The images that children see powerfully inform their sense of …show more content…
When in reality there's not always a warm, loving home sometimes is cold and dark . Television makes parents seem not capable of understanding what's going on in the life of their child and what their interactions are. TV, movies, videogames and the Internet often show people in an overly simple way, giving an inaccurate idea of what they are allowed to say and do and how important or unimportant they are. This often takes the form of stereotypes — recognizable but inaccurate views of one group of people by another. Some common stereotypes show women as weak and certain ethnic groups as lazy or scheming. Challenge your child to question what she sees and hears, so she develops an eye for sexism, racism and other prejudices in mainstream media
How are teens stereotyped on television?
Teens are stereotyped as to be what the world wants to portray them to be rather than what they want to become. Now days you see more teenagers at the age of twelve, looking and acting as if they were twenty one years old. Society has seemed to find a way to attract teenagers and younger kids to do what they should do, wear, and act as if they are puppets on strings . Many effects come from stereotypes such as suicide and bullying . magazines portray women to become thin hot and sexy causing children to drastically lose weight in a very unhealthy ways I.e Anorexia. The images that children see powerfully inform their sense of …show more content…
When in reality there's not always a warm, loving home sometimes is cold and dark . Television makes parents seem not capable of understanding what's going on in the life of their child and what their interactions are. TV, movies, videogames and the Internet often show people in an overly simple way, giving an inaccurate idea of what they are allowed to say and do and how important or unimportant they are. This often takes the form of stereotypes — recognizable but inaccurate views of one group of people by another. Some common stereotypes show women as weak and certain ethnic groups as lazy or scheming. Challenge your child to question what she sees and hears, so she develops an eye for sexism, racism and other prejudices in mainstream media