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For this project you will longitudinally analyze 5 popular TV shows, commercials, videos, and/or movies from 6 decades - meaning the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980', 1990's and 2000's making observations about how teens were portrayed in different generations? Some questions to ask are: What similarities and differences are there between these different generations? Did the show portray current teenage stereotypes or past ones (e.g., Happy Days was created in the 1970s but portrayed teenagers in the 1950s)? What observations can be made in how adolescent and pubertal development is portrayed. What type of activities, rites of passage, hangouts were depicted? What type of toys, fashions, and relationships were common. What role did education play, if any? Here is a brief list to get you started...there are additional movie and video links included in each module under the Supplemental Resources and Websites link...Lastly, you are to conclude answering the question: Are you content with TV content?

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Are You Content With TV Content?- Outline
Thesis statement: Are teenagers comfortable with the bias against their expression of what is
going on in their mind and life by adults, especially when the contents of the show could
influence the perception of others including their families and friends? The answers to these
questions and several others can be obtained from a historical analysis of the evolution of the
television programs created for teenagers from the 1950s to the 2000s since it can provide
insights into the role of television in the development and propagation of various forms of bias
against the youth.
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Introduction
Portrayal of Teen Stereotypes in Television Shows from the 1950s to the 2000s

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Expression of Gender Roles and Masculinity in the 1950s and 1960s

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True Representation of the Dimensions of Teenage Life on Television

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Sexual Relationships, Teen Pregnancy and Depression, were the Stereotypes of the 2000s
Are You Content with TV Content?
Conclusion


Running head: ARE YOU CONTENT WITH TV CONTENT?

Are You Content With TV Content?
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ARE YOU CONTENT WITH TV CONTENT?

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Are You Content With TV Content?
Introduction
The media has metamorphosed from its traditional role of informing the people to an
injector ideologies and norms that are forming the core of their values and perception. Since its
invention television had served as the connection between media practitioners and the various
audiences either locally or internationally. Media professionals from different genres have relied
on the television to beam their messages to millions of viewers in their homes. Meanwhile,
television shows of various types are valued not only for their entertainment value but their
capacity to shape the perspective of their fans. The agenda of the producer and directors of the
dramas, sitcom, and thrillers is simply to highlight the opinion about societal issues including the
political and economic ones. While most of these entertainment and educative shows are usually
created for adult audiences, the needs of the young ones have never been overlooked. Saturday
mornings and early evenings are filled with family entertainment shows that reflect several
aspects of the lifestyle of Americans. Therefore, it is common to see television shows that cater
for every member of the family including teenagers. While the reason for the media networks
that air these programs might include the establishment of connection with a particular
demographics and the promotion of economic agenda regarding advertising, their portrayal of a
teenager is the same as the stereotypes that exist in our society. What we see include the
challenges of high school, dating, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, sexual freedom, and social
rebellion among others. In rare cases, the entertainment shows for teenagers illustrate their role
in the lar...


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