13.) Differences between high school and Youth dramas

Youth Dramas

• Focus on the social dilemmas faced by the main, often male, character
• Popular with teen audiences as content is relateable and is a more authentic representation of teen life compared to High School Drama.
• The character is often rebellious and or/ in conflict with other characters.
• This focuses on the difficulties of adolescent experience.
• Life as a youth is portrayed as difficult.
• Youth themselves are represented as difficult or as a problem.

Example of a youth drama

Example of a youth drama

High School Drama

• Became very popular in the 70's, 80's and 90's, with a lot of variations within the sub-genre.
• The socialisation of teens and young adults by institutions such as school, college and at home.
• Often celebrate the idea of being young as fun
• Mainly girl centered but may focus on a male lead.
• They tend to focus on changes, reinventions, make overs and/ or conflict with different social groups at school.