Stereotypes In Australia Essay
Are we all like that?
Are teens as rude, violent, narcissistic as people believe? No! It is a common perception that teens are violent, self-obsessed and lazy. However, that is most definitely not the case! The majority of us are clearly not like that, not one little bit. An unfair judgement has been cast over teens for as long as teenagers have been a thing. A lot of teens in Australia are not like the typical stereotypes, so why is there such a negative opinion surrounding us?
Without a doubt, the stereotype that teens are violent, drug crazy, sex obsessed alcoholics is one of the biggest misconceptions. In the rare cases that teens have shown excessive violence, because of this all teens have automatically have gotten unfairly labelled that we are all like that. ‘Juveniles …show more content…
A common thing that parents say is “your behavior is unacceptable” and they say this after you just forgot to do the dishes. For the teens who do act out and do nothing, the problem usually stems from the living situation.” Angry, cold and “over-protective’’ parents are raising a generation of troubled children, with one in five Australian kids at high risk of mental illness when they grow up, a landmark study shows.”- The Australian (Natasha Bita). The study shows that most problems stem from home, whether the cause of the issue is divorce, domestic abuse or just too much pressure put on children to perform well- it is majorly effecting these kids and their futures. ‘about 20 percent of U.S. youth during their lifetime are affected by some type of mental disorder to an extent that they have difficulty functioning, according to a new NIMH survey published in the October 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’ Why should I not get a job because employers are looking for responsible adults not rowdy temperamental 18-year old’s? The little things like this is what affects
Are teens as rude, violent, narcissistic as people believe? No! It is a common perception that teens are violent, self-obsessed and lazy. However, that is most definitely not the case! The majority of us are clearly not like that, not one little bit. An unfair judgement has been cast over teens for as long as teenagers have been a thing. A lot of teens in Australia are not like the typical stereotypes, so why is there such a negative opinion surrounding us?
Without a doubt, the stereotype that teens are violent, drug crazy, sex obsessed alcoholics is one of the biggest misconceptions. In the rare cases that teens have shown excessive violence, because of this all teens have automatically have gotten unfairly labelled that we are all like that. ‘Juveniles …show more content…
A common thing that parents say is “your behavior is unacceptable” and they say this after you just forgot to do the dishes. For the teens who do act out and do nothing, the problem usually stems from the living situation.” Angry, cold and “over-protective’’ parents are raising a generation of troubled children, with one in five Australian kids at high risk of mental illness when they grow up, a landmark study shows.”- The Australian (Natasha Bita). The study shows that most problems stem from home, whether the cause of the issue is divorce, domestic abuse or just too much pressure put on children to perform well- it is majorly effecting these kids and their futures. ‘about 20 percent of U.S. youth during their lifetime are affected by some type of mental disorder to an extent that they have difficulty functioning, according to a new NIMH survey published in the October 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’ Why should I not get a job because employers are looking for responsible adults not rowdy temperamental 18-year old’s? The little things like this is what affects