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Inequality & the Stereotyping<br />
<strong>of</strong> Young People Worksheet<br />
This is what young people interviewed by Maurice Devlin said about how they<br />
were perceived by adults.<br />
The Media<br />
“All <strong>of</strong> the attention that young people get in terms <strong>of</strong> the media, most <strong>of</strong> the time<br />
it’s usually negative, in terms <strong>of</strong>, they highlight the joyriders, underage drinking,<br />
they never really focus on anything positive to do with young people, it’s usually all<br />
negative that makes the press anyway.” (Alan)<br />
Adults<br />
“All <strong>of</strong> us get tarred with the same brush. You’re a teenager, you hang around in a<br />
group, you must be a v<strong>and</strong>al.” (Karen)<br />
Shopping Centres<br />
“It’s so true, like it’s realistic, you know, like you walk into a shop with your friends<br />
<strong>and</strong> the security guard is there looking at you <strong>and</strong> following you around, <strong>and</strong> some<br />
old lady could be over at the other side <strong>of</strong> the shop shoplifting, like you know.” (Mona)<br />
Hoodies<br />
“I don’t think it’s very fair to say if you’re wearing a hoodie you’re intimidating. I<br />
mean you’d get laughed at if you told an adult what to wear…like I mean, ‘you can’t<br />
wear a tie’!” (Niamh)<br />
Do you think these opinions are still true today?<br />
How would you describe the relationship between young people <strong>and</strong> adults in general?<br />
sECTION 1 Exploring Perceptions & Stereotyping 37
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