제목

How similar, how different? On Dutch media depictions of older and younger people

저자

LEPIANKA, D

발행기관

© Cambridge University Press 2014

발행일

10 March 2014

키워드

media portrayals, older and younger adults, othering, dimensions of stereotypes, warmth and competence, content analysis

abstract

By providing information on society at large, the media help to establish and maintain relations between various social groups, such as between younger and older people. They may also disturb the formation or maintenance of such relations, e.g. by stimulating the ‘othering’ of the out-group members. The aim of the present study was to trace how the different strategies of ‘othering’ are applied by Dutch news media in their portrayal of older and younger citizens. The analysis showed that the most notable discrepancies in the media coverage of the two age groups appear in (the nature of) their evaluation. While the negative descriptors of older characters relate more frequently to their (alleged) incompetence, the negative depictions of younger actors refer predominantly to their lack of benevolence. In the case of positive evaluations the reverse is true: older characters are more often presented as warm and younger people as competent. The results of the study are interpreted in the light of literature on social distance and (social) practices of ‘othering’.

주요내용

미디어가 묘사하는 다양한 연령집단. 미디어는 노인과 젊은세대를 어떻게 타자화(othering)하는가. 세대 간 사회적 거리를 나타내는 문헌연구의 지표

ISBN

10.1017/S0144686X14000142(DOI)

Link

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/div-classtitlehow-similar-how-different-on-dutch-media-depictions-of-older-and-younger-peoplediv/9B1A3666E18F4A2D3A3953F4C77D82D7