Abstracts, PublicNet: 21 March, 2014
This report from Demos, supported by National Citizen Service, challenges harmful perceptions to show today’s teens are more engaged with social issues than their predecessors.
False stereotyping of young people in the media and wider society is having a negative effect on both their self-esteem and employment opportunities. Four-fifths of teens feel they are unfairly represented in the media. Most of them go on to argue that negative stereotypes are affecting their chances of getting a job.