Sociology Report: Youth Representation, Media, and Research Analysis

This sociology report delves into the media representation of youth, focusing on several key areas. It begins by examining media portrayals of children and young people in Northern Ireland, highlighting vulnerabilities and the impact of media on their lives. The report then analyzes the representation of black young men and boys in the media, uncovering negative stereotypes and their consequences. Furthermore, it explores gender inequality among youths, emphasizing the economic and social disparities faced by young women and the often-overlooked challenges faced by young boys. The report draws on research from Queen's University Belfast, Cardiff University, and the University of Helsinki, synthesizing findings to emphasize the importance of accurate representation and the need for addressing youth-related issues. The conclusion stresses the significance of awareness and equal rights for all young people, advocating for solutions to improve their lives and foster their development.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
1 Behind the Headlines: Media Representation of Children and Young People in Northern
Ireland..............................................................................................................................................2
2 Representations of black young men and boys in the media........................................................3
3 Gender inequality amongst the youths.........................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Representation is done to invite the people or the audience to understand the viewpoints of the
authors and the producers and the agreement made to their point of view can be attained through
preferred ways. But representation depends upon the interpretations or the understanding power
of the audience
1 Behind the Headlines: Media Representation of Children and Young People in Northern
Ireland
This representation is related to the point of view of the media. Whose producers or the writers
are the Gordon, F., McAlister, S., & Scraton, P. and it was produced in the year 2015 in Queen's
University Belfast in Northern Ireland. In this representation the condition of the young children
living in the custody, rural areas, LGB youths and those who are residing in the areas depriving
economies. Childhood found here is very vulnerable and completely dependent on the adults.
Here they suffer a lot of harm and are also mostly found as victims of abuse, abdication, and
death. Media discovered several issues in these children such as sexual exploitation, abuse,
poverty, homelessness, being bullied and mourning. Television is considered the biggest source
of media these days and it has proved to have a diverse effect on the minds and thinking
procedures of the children and all the others. The programs made on the child girl offering sex to
the adult males, child marriages, poverty of young children, begging child, etc. Discussed in
India and the other countries have put on a lot of influence on the mindsets of the children.
Watching all these things have dragged the children towards drug abuse and many other types of
illegal works. Youngsters are considered as the bright future of all the nations and if they start
getting indulged in all these things will ruin and hamper the development of the nation.

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Youngsters living in economically backward areas and custody etc. are mostly found facing ill-
health symptoms like obesity, depression lack of immunity, etc. (Gordon, et al., 2015)
2 Representations of black young men and boys in the media
This representation is also a Report of the REACH media monitoring project, whose writers or
the producers are Stephen Cushion, Kerry Moore and John Jewell. It was published in the year
2011 by School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies Cardiff University. This
representation analyses the extensive coverage by the media for the black young men and boys
residing in British. These people here are facing all kinds of dominance and are usually
considered as criminals of various crimes mostly of murders, involved in gangs or knives. Hence
they are found to have a very clear negative image in the media. Millions of stories held up in
media are focused on the negative image of the black people and a very dew on the white ones.
These black youth are to suffer a lot of problems only based on the assumption of their class,
ethnicity or color.
Few scholars in Literature Review on this topic determined that “media discourse is the main
source of people's knowledge, attitudes, and ideologies, both of other elites and ordinary
citizens" was stated by van Dijk in the year 2000, which was argued by Allan in the year 2005 by
mentioning that media provides an essential and major role in enhancing this discursive and
leaves space for discussion by the public in relation to social issues. Etc.
This difference is needed to be minimized which can only be done upon having complete or
sufficient knowledge on this topic so that all human beings may lead their lives with equity of
justice (Cushion, et al., 2011).

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3 Gender inequality amongst the youths
This is a literature review form of representation. Which was produced by Anne Mikkola in the
year 2005 at the University of Helsinki, RUESG, and HECER? In this, it was determined that
gender plays a very important role in the development process of all the nations. The young
women are given less economic and political opportunities for improving their social lives. Right
from their birth, they are been kept deprived of education, wealth ownerships, to work, etc.
Jacobsen in the year 2002 stated that very little attention is paid to the development or the issues
or disadvantages faced by youth boys as all the importance is always given on the girl's issues.
She further states that boys are facing more trouble as compared to that of girls in today's
scenario which are completely being ignored (Joyce, 2002). This was argued completely by
Easterly in the year 2001 by stating that all the literature and studies are reflecting the suffrages
of the girls faced from childhood till death (William, 2001).
Conclusion
All these representations are very essential and helpful in reflecting the condition of the youth
boys and girls facing injuries and damages due to various situations which must be given a focus
upon and hence tried to be resolved. Care to homeless youth, food to a hungry child, and all the
basic needs if provided properly than they can also grow up as developed adults. Equal rights to
all the individuals etc. Hence representation is very important for creating awareness and
resolving the problems (Mikkola, 2005).

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References
Cushion, S., Moore, K. & Jewell, J., 2011. Media representations of black young men. [Online]
Available at: https://orca.cf.ac.uk/28559/1/2113275.pdf
[Accessed 17 August 2019].
Gordon, F., McAlister, S. & Scraton, P., 2015. Behind the Headlines: Media Representation of
Children and Young. [Online]
Available at:
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/files/15482673/Behind_the_Headlines_Printed_Summary_Report.p
df
[Accessed 17 August 2019].
Joyce, J., 2002. What about us? Men’s issues in development. Manuscript, 3(4), pp. 25-46.
Mikkola, A., 2005. Role of Gender Equality in Development. [Online]
Available at: http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/eri/hecer/disc/84/roleofge.pdf
[Accessed 17 August 2019].
William, E., 2001. The Elusive Quest for Growth. 1ST ed. s.l.:The MIT Press.