Stereotypes Of Teenagers

Being a teenager is not an easy task to do. It means being faced with multiple new challenges that you did not have has an infant. Teenagers are often stereotyped by people, because people believe they are bad and only do bad things. A reason this happens is because the media cast teenagers in a bad light. Since the media beats up teens it affects many things, for example it makes people treat teenagers badly, makes a harsh stereotype for teens, and makes them feel worse about themselves.

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.

As you’re walking down a street you may notice a young group of girls or women walking and they see a huge billboard of a beautiful model. They might stop and stare at her and then discuss about her perfect her body is. Not knowing in the next five minutes they’ll be comparing their bodies to the model and feeling bad about themselves wishing that they had her body. Not to mention, that the photo may be photoshopped to make it seem as her body is perfect, or she had plastic surgery to fit the idea of having the perfect body. The fact that the media thinks they’re encouraging young girls and women to embrace their beauty, they’re influencing them that they have to have a perfect body in order to get attention. The media has put a lot of pressure on young girls and women to look perfect and second guess their bodies, when plastic surgery is never the answer to build their self-esteem up.

What if I told you that wearing heels, makeup, and curling your hair meant that you were uneducated? Or due to not wearing makeup, dressing up signified your educational status was insufficient. I could also say that based off what I see when I look at someone, I can tell what type of person they are. This is our problem today, this is what judgment is and our world is based off of stereotypes we give. It is a harsh and cruel world we live in but it is the truth.

Are you writing about teenagers, but do not know nothing about them. Well look no further because you have found what you need. Teenagers are complex characters, so in order to write about a teenager you have think like a teenager.

The stereotype of teenagers is simple: teenagers think they know everything. Teens want so desperately to be independent adults, but they don’t realize the personal responsibility that being an adult comes with. The hardest factor is to be responsible for your actions. Being independent requires accountability and maturity, something many teens today don’t have.

Teenagers are actually not as bad as you would think. Teenagers can be knowledgeable. They also can be very good thinkers. Caring is another profile they exhibit. Society has teenagers wrong.

There are terms like nerds and geeks which students use in school to usually disgrace the person who works so hard, so that he or she can contribute towards the establishment and progress of their life. In high school the teenage society believes that being an athlete is far more appealing than being an intellect. This is why teenagers prefer going out with their friends rather than staying at home and doing homework. This characteristic makes nerdy students different from others and being called abnormal.

For teenage girls to be treated this way is horrible. Society might not think it’s the right decision, but I don’t understand why strangers are all the sudden concerned about me. I understand everyone has their right to state their opinion but it’s hard. I wasn’t even pregnant and I had to actually stop halfway on the day that I did it by myself. To be a young person and having to be put in those situations is the unthinkable. Looking back on it all I was shocked. I can’t believe that it’s okay to be so rude and hurtful to someone who’s young and pregnant. In society it’s okay though for them to be rude and mean. If you don’t follow the norm you get treated horrible and get told how you should know better. The norm is so strict here that it’s

Teenagers often spend their days napping any chance they can get; it’s one of the best parts about being young and having no responsibilities. However, when you are a teenager and have two children, you often must give up your prior luxuries and make sure that your kids are taken care of. Jasmine Teed appears to not have gotten that message.

Stereotypes can be a problem in our society, but they are especially a problem for teenagers. At my school stereotypes impact a wide range of students. My class read “How a Self Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance,” by Writer and novelist, Shankar Vedantam. In his article he argues that telling people about their race before an exam will hurt their performance. He supports his claim by providing statistics on the average test scores of blacks compared to whites. He then explains that “stereotype threats” can be done subconsciously, but they still bring down test scores. Vedantam’s purpose is to make people aware that a simple comment about someone’s race can negatively impact their performance. Because we read Vedantam’s article, we decided to do some research about stereotypes in our school.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons said nearly 219,000 procedures were done just on teens in 2010, which the most common were nose reshaping, breast augmentation, liposuction, and male breast reduction (Collins 2). When teenagers are body-conscious, they feel like their escape is the plastic surgery. They are willing to go through cirurgical process in order to fit in. Dr Spiegel, chief of the Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Boston University Medical Center says that “ ‘a beautiful teen with a very large nose’ will have a different high school and college experience than she would if the nose was smaller” (Collins 2). To a young person, to have a “beautiful” face or a “perfect” body is very important, it means they can fit in. But not everyone is born with that idealistic figure, so society sees plastic surgery as a way to reach the ideal. It is true that not all cases of plastic surgery are done simply because the pacient wants the epproval of the society, but “ ‘ it’s clear more teens are undergoing invasive, sometimes dangerous procedures simply to feel they fit in’.” (Collins 2). Society is taking eating disorders and teenage plastic surgery as more common each year. Instead of fighting it, they are accepting it as a

Surrounded by images of young celebrities who are painfully thin or very slender, girls growing up today can feel so much pressure to meet the same standard. Trying hard to look like their idols, some girls fall to eating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia, and some abuse drugs to help them lose weight. Celebrities today are slim, pretty and wear lots of makeup. Girls often compare themselves to celebrities and say that they aren’t as good or even as pretty as them. Some celebrities are asked to drop a few pounds before a movie or before they can even get the role. “The average teen girl gets about 18- minutes of media exposure daily and only about 10 minutes of parental interaction a day,” said Renee Hobbs, EdD, associate professor of communications at Temple University. This shows the amount of media teenage girls are influenced by in just one day. Social media, TV, and magazines are proven to be a major contributing factor to representing a perfect body image that influences young teenage girls everywhere. Society expects girls to look a certain way. Most of the time, our opinions of our own bodies are negative, and we feel we do not meet society’s