Representation of Age
Children – Often shown as being young, innocent, naive, pure, sweet,
helpless, and powerless.
Teenagers – Often shown as being aggressive, moody, lazy, criminals, hate
school, disrespectful, not caring, no responsibility.
20’s-30’s – Often shown as the ideal age for love, parties, and fun, making
money, being glamorous and attractive. In films the heroes are often
this age group.
Middle Aged – Often shown as being past it, unattractive, not aware of popular
culture, uncool, boring lives, dominant over others, no real connection to
their kids, grumpy. In films the villains are often from this age
group.
Elderly – Often shown as being unattractive, slow, weak, ill, confused,
pathetic, powerless, not important and dependent on others.
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