Stereotypes In Adolescents

A widely known stereotype about teenagers is that they are all arrogant. Everyone believe that teenagers are arrogant, some are but not all. Arrogance is just a personality people should stop taking teenagers confident as arrogance. Even children and some grown adult are arrogant. The idea of been arrogant has a teenager has affected a lot of teenagers and it can lead to missed opportunities. For example, if a young 17 years old skilled teenager needs a job, she might not be given the job because the interviewer might take her confidence has been arrogant. Such teenagers have missed the opportunity of getting a job in what she is skilled in.

John Marsden, the author of Tomorrow, When the War Began once said about teenagers: “I believe passionately in their strength, intelligence and abilities and I think we often underestimate their capabilities.” The way society and the media negatively perceive young teenagers does not necessarily represent reality. Through Marsden’s popular text, different characters demonstrate several aspects of courage and leadership. As one of the protagonists, Ellie Linton discovers that there is a new potential truth for Australia. The author raises three key concepts about teenage stereotypes by Ellie’s survival during the invasion of a foreign force. John Marsden suggests that she experiences a rapid transformation from a ‘tomboy’ to a hero and is placed in dangerous situations where the consequences are everlasting. Through Ellie’s actions, behaviours and reactions, he also informs the reader about her alters in reality when she learns about the qualities she thought she never had.

Over the past decade disciplinary issues in the schools have increased. Children are no longer showing respect to those in authority. This problem has caused students to not only decrease in their academic achievement but also decrease in their real world social development. African Americans are amongst one ethnicity group to experience bias. In the context of school discipline, race and gender stereotypes particularly function to criminalize African American youth and to reinforce cultural beliefs about perceived inherent behavioral deficiencies and African American cultural norms in need of “social correction” (George, 2014). African Americans are placed in the stereotypical norm of having discipline problems in the schools. Especially African American girls. In a 2014 national data report, African American girls accounted for 12% of all suspensions (George, 2014). With that being said, African American girls are suspended at least “six times the rate of white girls and more than any other group of girls and several groups of boys.” (George, 2014) This is a huge problem in our schools that needs to be addressed.

In today’s modern world, our mindset in fashion are all based on fantasy; new brands/branding, trends and many more. We all live in a society whereby we tends to buy things that are attractive. Even though we don’t have enough money for such items such as cloths, borrowing or lending money from others would better off the cost. In fashion, a question came to mind, what type of people are mostly portrayed especially in magazine covers?

Teen Spirit isn't just another movie about popularity and societal norms that we have in America. There is never a black and white moment in this fantastic movie. With so many deep subliminal meanings, you have to rewatch to truly understand. Throughout the story, the characters change dramatically, and we see different sides of everbodies personality.

As a young child I learned what the good group of kids looked like and what the bad group of kids looked like. In movies, the bad group of people are portrayed in high school as boys who wear really big clothing and girls that wear too dark of makeup. However after my junior year, I now know that you never really can tell between who the good and the bad people really are. Starting from when I was very young, my brother began changing my entire life for the better because I grew up with him in and out of jails and prisons for theft, drug use, and underage consumption. During his time in jails and prisons, it killed my mother and father. However for me, I never really knew the person labeled as my brother. He was a shadow with a name for me.

Kids in middle school, are enduring a time period in their life where they're becoming teens, who are becoming adults. Kids going into middle school are at a point where boys being friends with girls was somewhat acceptable, to adults thinking if two 11 year olds of the opposite genders are gonna have sex with each other if they're left alone together for 5 minutes.

The media portrays high schools being full of identity stereotypes, whether it is in movies, TV shows, or sometimes music. Each school has the group of star athletes, the kids bound for broadway, and the kids who could become the next Einstein. Every show or movie has the same supporting character who each belonged to different cliques.

Six teenage boys - different ages, different backgrounds, different stories, all have found themselves with one thing in common: they have fallen prey to an underground sex trafficking ring. All are imprisoned, whether it be by literal shackles, drug addiction, illegal immigration, or by the hopelessness of being homeless.

Have you ever been judged before for the smallest and unimportant things you can imagine? Or maybe you have seen others getting judged for the way they act or dress. On September 16, at James Giles School 7th and 8th graders were having lunch and recess. The students were having a good time talking playing games and eating lunch naturally having a good time. A group of 7th grade girls were talking and suddenly another girls joined them. The girls that joined them was their friend because they would go to the park together and walk together after school. The girls didn't like the idea of joining them. The girls started being mean and judging her of what she wore to school. People that judge others in a mean way know that its mean and hurtful

Teenagers have been told countless times that if they got pregnant too soon, their lives are as good as done. Once the “burden” of becoming a teen parent is set in stone, a successful future becomes further out of reach or almost impossible. It is true, that if someone becomes a parent at a young age, they do have to grow up faster and become responsible not just for themselves but now, a baby. However, the stereotype is created when other people put their interpretations and comments in on a situations like these. Most of the time their thoughts are that these teens will quit school, never make it to college, and will eventually live a poor quality of life. Due to having to take care of a baby so young, “there is no time for college.” They

Rebellious, loud, obnoxious, out of control.. Just some of the many stereotypes applied to American teenagers. Even within just walking down the street, you can see fear in mother’s eyes when encountering a teenager. Maybe the boy had longer hair than traditionally accepted by the Western World, or has a piercing on his face, so you walk a little faster, hold your bag a little tighter. It doesn’t matter that this 17 year old has a 4.0 GPA, just got accepted into Yale and has never broken a law in his life, all the outside world sees is his piercings, his hair and of course, his age. And what if a policeman sees him? It doesnt matter what he’s doing, he’ll get stopped and searched, same as a wanted criminal would.

Society often thinks of teenagers as immature, irresponsible, careless people. We, as individuals, are nothing of that sort. Teenagers often think about their future, set their priorities, and take serious thought into popular topics or current events. For me personally, I try as best as I can do to those that are listed. We put on “hats” so we can act different around different people. For friends, family, or the general public. When I hear people stereotype teenagers by calling us ignorant I often want to jump in and show what I can do, that I care.

Thank you for your comments. Society and culture are largely responsible for building such stereotypes; this is present in all settings in which children move: school, neighborhood, and certainly the home. Stereotypes exist in every society including in the US. Did you know that even not allowing girls to play certain sports can have an impact in their personality? Why is it that we do not see women playing college or pro-football or baseball on TV? Perhaps our society can answer that. Henderson, Stalker, and Taylor (1988) conducted a study and found that there are some relationship between women with identified gender-role personality traits and barriers to recreation. Among some of those barrier figure: time, money, facilities, family concerns,

The ages thirteen through nineteen have been influenced by many things through the media. TV programs, movies, advertising, magazines, and the web. These medias are more used by teenagers than any other group. Teenagers are very difficult to figure out what they watch, or read, or listen. It’s different, but all together it’s mostly the same.