Media and Youth Culture

Today’s Menu

Taste of : – Hilarious Bloopers http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcALI6YtsY– Collect Money for fast– Review of characteristics of ritual, culture

• Main Course: – Looking at media and youth culture

Media Search on Youth Culture

• Which media most influences your (youth) culture?

Youth Culture

• How does this medium influence youth culture?

• What attracts you to this medium?

• How does this medium impact on how you behave, dress, eat, date, spend time, etc?

Youth Culture Cont’d• Who sponsors this medium? What values are

motivating the sponsors? What influence would the sponsors like to have upon you?

• How free are we to reject or accept the values, beliefs and meanings of the medium?

Youth Culture Cont’d • What pressure do you experience to follow

the trends, the language, the codes of conduct of the medium?

• Who do you admire ? List the attributes of the person you admire?

Youth Culture

Lady Gaga- Love Games • http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocwZU89NPi4