<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Representations of young teenagers and adolescents (not yet young adults) in popular culture are problematic. All too often the term teenager is less about age and experience and more about consumer merchandise and lifestyles aimed at them as a demographic sector. This paper addresses some of the issues and myths that writers and film makers are confronted with when producing teenage culture - everything may not be as you think.</p></abstract>

Representations of young teenagers and adolescents (not yet young adults) in popular culture are problematic. All too often the term teenager is less about age and experience and more about consumer merchandise and lifestyles aimed at them as a demographic sector. This paper addresses some of the issues and myths that writers and film makers are confronted with when producing teenage culture - everything may not be as you think.

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American, British and Canadian Studies

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Representations of young teenagers and adolescents (not yet young adults) in popular culture are problematic. All too often the term teenager is less about age...

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Published Online: Aug 07, 2013

Page range: 82 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abcsj-2013-0012

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