Representation of Youths

Youth are often "demonised" by the mass media:

My examples:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hoodies-louts-scum-how-media-demonises-teenagers-1643964.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5187166.stm

Other examples:

Daily mail article - anti social behaviour

Attack the block

London riots press coverage

Mods and Rockers coverage

Hotfuzz - challenges and inverts

Youths are represented as being let down by adults:

My examples:

https://g325collectiveidentity.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/youth-being-let-down-by-adults/

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/nov/24/vulnerable-young-people-trapped-in-justice-system

Other examples:

Newspaper - parents to blame for raising children

Kings of Summer

Everybody Hates Chris 

Misfits

Youths are represented as part of a subculture:

My examples:

Sydney White has different subcultural groups such as
Kappa Legacy
Greek Row

The Vortex

The Witchburn-Prince Greek Life Center

Other examples:

Mean Girls

21 Jump Street - High school (nerds, joks)

Bad Education - (bookish nerd asian girl, chav bully, slutty teenage girl;s, camp gay characters).

Alienation - Youths are represented as being estranged from parts of society particularly adult society:

My examples:

Gossip Girl - Rich/Poor divide alienation by wealth

Orange Is the New Black -

Other examples:

Bad Education

Skins

Youths are product of the society they were born into, and often embody the fuelers and fears of adult society:

My examples:

Other examples:

Attack the Block

Rocky VS his son

Newspaper coverage - Rich/Poor divide at school

Breaking Bad - Young people growing up into gang culture

Kidulthood/Adulthood 

Representation of UK youth are often nostalgic and romanticised:

My examples:

This is England (TV) - " This is the best years of your life",

Other examples:

High School Musical (US Youth)

17 Again