Female Teenagers in the Media
From Saved by the Bell to Dawson’s Creek, teenagers have been taking over the media. In television shows and movies such as Cruel Intentions to the more recent American Pie, portrayals of teenagers have been eye opening. One of the most powerful movies that have served as a wake up call to the world, Kids, showed us a whole new look at teenagers. To understand teen portrayals more clearly, I want to look at movies and TV shows, and list views of different authors to answer the question, "Are teenagers today a problem to society, or does the media portray them more negative than they are in reality?" I want to show that teenagers, especially females, are being viewed as 1) sexual objects, 2) rebellious, and 3) willing to do anything to fit in and be accepted. ... One of the stereotypes of teenage girls in the media is that they are viewed as sexual objects. ... Rebellious Acts Among Female Teens Many times girls do things for attention. ... Teenagers who view movies such as these and television begin to think that they should act the same and live the same as they see in the media. ... 32), and also "Teenagers who viewed greater amounts of programming were in fact more aggressive than those who did not" (p. ... Female Teenagers Doing Anything to Fit In In the movie Dazed and Confused (1993), freshmen girls are hazed by the seniors in this look at a group of high school students in May of 1976.