Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Age Stereotypes

Here is a list of obvious stereotypes for teenagers and old people:

Old People:
  • dress smartly
  • strongly opinionated
  • interested in puzzles and crosswords
  • prefer things 'how they used to be'
  • tend to have illnesses/physical problems
  • grumpy
  • flatcaps
  • don't like young people
  • moan a lot
  • traditional
  • narrowminded
  • deaf
  • hunchbacked-walking stick
  • racist
  • stubborn
  • sleep a lot
  • lonely
Teenagers:
  • lazy
  • rely on other people/parents
  • interested in video games and shopping
  • sometimes seen as disrespectful
  • take care over appearance
  • immature
  • gangs
  • anti-social behaviour
  • rude
  • noisy
  • modern
  • drugs
  • outgoing
  • criminals
  • violence
  • sexual
  • teenage pregnancy
  • sub groups; chavs, emo, goth, geek, greb
  • moody
  • argumentative

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