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From Youth Work Now and Children & Young People Now
Youth Club Activities Five activity ideas from youth work consultant Vanessa Rogers to get young people discussing the influence of the media on their lives.
Talking Point: Television and young people Are some popular TV programmes having an effect on young people's behaviour? Questions to start a discussion about the influence TV has on teenagers.
Talking Point: Cosmetic surgery Young people might feel they do not meet society's expectations of beauty and that plastic surgery is the solution. Ideas on how to start a discussion about whether it will really help.
Talking Point: The dangers of copycat behaviour Questions to help kick-start a discussion on celebrities, self-harm and copycat behaviour.
Other resources
Merchants of Cool Video looking at the creators and marketers of popular culture for teenagers (NB: viewers may find some of the content offensive).
Media violence
Media Awareness Network "Discussion starters" designed to help children develop critical thinking skills to understand and question the use of violence in media.
Stereotypes
Media Awareness Network Resource looking at racial stereotyping in the media.
Media Awareness Network Resource looking at gender stereotyping in the media.
Body image
Boaster poster Activity idea from Feminist Webs designed to boost confidence in young women.
Plastic surgery Activity idea from Feminist Webs that gets girls to look at their relationship with their bodies and their feelings about themselves.
