Sunday, 2 February 2014

Structure for exam question

Analyse the impact of media representation on the collective identity of British youth in the 1960s.

Intro

-1960's how society was about to change due to the rise of collective identity.
-Definition of collective identity
- Why youths seem to be attracted by subcultures

First para

- The two common subcultures within the 1960's
- Mods vs Rockers, analyse their difference, these differences were effected by the media.

Second para

- How the subcultures were represented. Print/Movies
- The impact it had on consumers

Third para

- The power of print media at the time (main way of news consumption, bias but believed)
- The use of headlines to highlight the mods and rockers behavior - its effects
- Language in the headline - 'wild ones'

Fourth para
-  The comparisons between Quadrophenia and The Young Ones
- How mods/rockers were stereotyped
- The young ones - how youths were represented
- how consumers would react

Conclusion
- explain the media representation of british youths was negative because of the use of media products.


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