Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Teenagers

Adults, the media, celebrities and social media can all influence a teenager on how they should look, how they should act and what the "typical teenager" should be and look like. Speaking from personal experience when I was a teenager (which was not that long ago), I fed into the stereotypes and preconceived notions that became ingrained in me. Some of these would include wearing makeup, being "boy crazy" and always keep up with the newest trends. Bogad discusses what "the cumulative cultural text of youth" is and how teenagers become susceptible to the things they see in the media, read in magazines and also what they are told by adults. As a society we have put teenagers in a confined box because of their "hormones" or "detriments" that we can be suppressing something great. There is always opportunity for learning and growing and providing teenagers with chances to lead will do nothing but empower them and educate them.

No comments:

Post a Comment