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1. G325 QUESTION 6: EXEMPLAR 1
Whichever question you answer, you must refer to examples from at least two media
areas in your answer. You should include reference to historical, contemporary and
future media.
Media and Collective Identity
6. Explain what is meant by ‘collective identity’ and the role of media in its
construction. [50]
Extract from Candidate Script 1
I have been researching teenagers and their identity. I’ve been looking into how the media shown teenagers.
I will relate this to Misfits and Fishtank, and explain their collective identity.
Misfits is a british tv series based on a group of teens who are all facing community service.
We learn all there individual identity’s and are made to believe they have no hope. We meet 5 teenagers who
are all stereotypically shown with anti-social behavior. In the group there is a party girl, sports runner,cocky
one etc.
Tajfel and turner quote that ‘people tend to categorise themselves into groups which they then build their
identity’s’. I disagree with this as these have been emerged togetheras they have all been in crime. These
include drugs,drink driving, fighting etc.
Historically this can relate to Skins and Grange Hill, these are all schoolbased although skins covered more
controversial issues.We see petty crimes which aren’t as serious as the ones in misfits. Tajfel and turner quite is
related to skins as they are all a group of friends and they build there identity together.
Fishtank a 2009 film, teenagers are portrayed differently. We get to see Mia a 15 year old girl who has no hope.
She has a dream of dancing but with young single mothered mum who shouts and swears at children she has a
poor family structure to help her. David Buckingham quotes that the media don’t just offer a transparent
window of the world but a mediated one.
Mia smokes, binge drink and has underage sex. The audience are made to believe that all teenagers are like this.
He young mother who gets a boyfriend, he wants to help Mia and find her identity. He often asks her to dance
to his favourite song although when she does we see them having sex. David Buckingham quote can be related
to misfits, we are made to believe that all teenagers have convicted crimes. In Bullett Boy we see a gang of boys
who are all involved in drugs and crime. The media showteen culture in a very bad way. Misfits is released on
TV past the water shed times as they all swear etc. It is shown on both E4 and channel 4, their website contains
games, podcasts,blogs etc.On the blogs you can communicate with other fans.They have a facebook and
twitter page with all individual accounts. David Gauntlett explains that identity’s are complicated however
everyone thinks they have one.
In Fishtank her mothers boyfriends finds a dance event she can attend Mia then believes she made have found
her identity when she gets there she is called up on stage for which she didn’t know it was pole/lap dancing.
The media then show how teenagers have no hope or luck.
Historically this could be related to Dawson’s creek as we are made to look down on the anti-social behaviour
teens.It could also relate to Waterloo road which is a tv series on a schoolwho the youngens follow the action
of the olders.
We then get to see the mother having a party in her council estate flats with family and friends. Her two
2. children aren’t invited an stay upstairs.This shows the lack of family structure at home. We meet Mia’s little
sistertyler with a friend both who are swearing and smoking.
The audience are left to believe all young mums live in broken britain and teenagers have no
hope at all.
Mia was kicked out of schooland they receive In both misfits and fishtank the media have stereotypically
shown teenagers and portrayed them very negatively. We are made to believe that all teenagers are into anti-
social behaviour, drinking, drugs, smoking etc. The media will only shown the negative sides of teen culture so
everyone will believe teens do this in everyday life not the positives that they do.
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![G325 QUESTION 6: EXEMPLAR 1
Whichever question you answer, you must refer to examples from at least two media
areas in your answer. You should include reference to historical, contemporary and
future media.
Media and Collective Identity
6. Explain what is meant by ‘collective identity’ and the role of media in its
construction. [50]
Extract from Candidate Script 1
I have been researching teenagers and their identity. I’ve been looking into how the media shown teenagers.
I will relate this to Misfits and Fishtank, and explain their collective identity.
Misfits is a british tv series based on a group of teens who are all facing community service.
We learn all there individual identity’s and are made to believe they have no hope. We meet 5 teenagers who
are all stereotypically shown with anti-social behavior. In the group there is a party girl, sports runner,cocky
one etc.
Tajfel and turner quote that ‘people tend to categorise themselves into groups which they then build their
identity’s’. I disagree with this as these have been emerged togetheras they have all been in crime. These
include drugs,drink driving, fighting etc.
Historically this can relate to Skins and Grange Hill, these are all schoolbased although skins covered more
controversial issues.We see petty crimes which aren’t as serious as the ones in misfits. Tajfel and turner quite is
related to skins as they are all a group of friends and they build there identity together.
Fishtank a 2009 film, teenagers are portrayed differently. We get to see Mia a 15 year old girl who has no hope.
She has a dream of dancing but with young single mothered mum who shouts and swears at children she has a
poor family structure to help her. David Buckingham quotes that the media don’t just offer a transparent
window of the world but a mediated one.
Mia smokes, binge drink and has underage sex. The audience are made to believe that all teenagers are like this.
He young mother who gets a boyfriend, he wants to help Mia and find her identity. He often asks her to dance
to his favourite song although when she does we see them having sex. David Buckingham quote can be related
to misfits, we are made to believe that all teenagers have convicted crimes. In Bullett Boy we see a gang of boys
who are all involved in drugs and crime. The media showteen culture in a very bad way. Misfits is released on
TV past the water shed times as they all swear etc. It is shown on both E4 and channel 4, their website contains
games, podcasts,blogs etc.On the blogs you can communicate with other fans.They have a facebook and
twitter page with all individual accounts. David Gauntlett explains that identity’s are complicated however
everyone thinks they have one.
In Fishtank her mothers boyfriends finds a dance event she can attend Mia then believes she made have found
her identity when she gets there she is called up on stage for which she didn’t know it was pole/lap dancing.
The media then show how teenagers have no hope or luck.
Historically this could be related to Dawson’s creek as we are made to look down on the anti-social behaviour
teens.It could also relate to Waterloo road which is a tv series on a schoolwho the youngens follow the action
of the olders.
We then get to see the mother having a party in her council estate flats with family and friends. Her two](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/g325exemplar-161122141950/85/G325-exemplar-1-320.jpg)
