- Our identities are defined by the individualized experiences we have. We create a range of identities that alter depending on the context we are in at the time and our relationships with others.
2) Complete the task on page 2: suggest media texts that could reinforce that someone is non-mainstream; edgy; a pleasure-seeker; fashionable; witty and fun; cutting-edge.
Non-Mainstream
Definition - Usually no the 'trend' and usually not what everybody else is doing
- Youth adopting uniform feared by the mainstream showing their resistance to dominant culture = Hebdige
Edgy
Definition - Tense, Nervous, Irritable
A pleasure seeker
Definition - Person in search of amusement or enjoyment
Fashionable
Definition - Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style
Witty and Fun
Witty definition - Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour
Fun definition - Enjoyment, amusement or light hearted pleasure
Cutting Edge
Definition - Highly advanced, innovative, or pioneering
3) What examples are suggested for a case study on urban youth?
- The Jeremy Kyle Show
- Eden Lake
- Harry Brown
- Jessie J
- Plan B
4) What does Hebdige argue with regards to youth culture?
- Hebdige argues that youth show their resistance to the dominant culture through their style. e.g. They show themselves to be outside mainstream culture by adopting uniform feared by the mainstream.
5) What other theorists are referenced alongside Hebdige? How do they link to the issue of youth identity?
- David Gauntlett - Says the media influence identity construction. This links to youth identity because it could suggest the reason for why the youth are resistance to dominant culture through their style choice. They base their style choice on what they see in the media. e.g. Uniform feared by the mainstream is as a result of what the youth see in the media.
- Acland - Media representations of youth maintain social order. This links to the issue of youth identity as it reinforces the representations that present youths as outsiders.
- Perkins - Says that the representation of the youth identity is constructed by those outside of the group. This links to the issues of youth identity because all if not most of the representations we see are not through youths eyes the representations are other people's opinions of the youth and these opinions are based off what those people see and hear in the media as well.
- Giroux - Says that media representations of youth are constructed by adults. This links to the issue of youth identity because adults fear the youth as a result of what they see in the media.
6) How can we link our Year 12 case study on Ill Manors to youth and identity? What specific examples from the case study could be used to discuss Hebdige’s theory that youth culture challenges mainstream culture and dominant ideologies?
- Ill Manors links to youth and identity as it challenges Hebdige argument stating that youth show resistance to the mainstream dominant culture by showing people that the youth are not all feral criminals. A specific example from the film would be when 'Ed' portrayed by 'Ed Skrien' saves the baby from the burning building evidencing that the youth do care about society/.
7) What does theorist David Gauntlett suggest regarding the media’s influence over the construction of identities?
- Gauntlett suggests that the way the media stereotypes groups may become part of how individuals see themselves and media institutions use this to their advantage as it helps them to sell their products.
- No, as just like the case study of ill manors there are many examples to suggest otherwise. Examples which suggest that the youth do there part in society to make a difference and are not all pictures of the identity that people outside of the group have constructed (Perkins).
- These are evidence that the picture painted of youths by those outside of the group only tell one side of the story when in fact youth in society have done many things to help the local community.
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