Collaborative - D&C/ Contemporary youth culture

Here are a few lists i wrote to attempt to unpick what contemporary youth culture means.

What is contemporary youth culture?

Contemporary

- Contemporary era is seen as scientific and political
- 20th century advanced aged
- Period of time
- Present day
- Modern life
- People currently living
- Post war period
- Present age

Present day

- An appropriate period of time
- Time that surrounds the present
- Re-enactments of past experiences, made present
- Media: An event at a literal time, subjective experience, an event at an exact date, a moment in history, an event taken place during an era, published in the media.
* Plot device - used to engage with the audience

Contemporary society

- Human interaction
- Evolution of a humans life
- Anthropological and ecological transformation
- Change
- Lives
- Daily tasks
- Ways of thinking
- Perception
- Life conditions
- Life expectancy
- Gender equality

Youth

- Time of life between childhood and adulthood
- Maturity
- Youth is defined by: The appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit etc
- In-between state 16-24
- Constructing the self-concept: Peers, life style, gender age and culture

Culture

- Cultivation or improvement
- Betterment or refinement of an individual
- Universal human capacity
- A unique identity
- Expression of the unique authentic self

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/