Paige Clark

There are a few different people who I would like to express my appreciation towards as they have assisted in the development and completion of my Independent Research Project.

 

≥ My CAFS teacher Ms Wlodarski, for the constant advice and motivation throughout the completion of the IRP. Without her expertise, I wouldn’t have been nearly as well equipped to complete this project. Also, thank you for the help in handing out my questionnaire’s to students across Glenwood High, it saved me a lot of stress and made everything a lot easier, I appreciate it.

 

≥ My CAFS Class, for all the support and motivation that we have given each other during the timeline of the IRP, inside the classroom and out.

 

≥ The students of Glenwood High School who completed my questionnaires. Thank you for all the input and feedback in regards to my primary research. Without all the information that I received back, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to complete this IRP.

 

≥ My parents, for all the advice and support they gave me towards completing my IRP.

 

≥ And lastly my friends outside of the CAFS classroom, who listened to me when I was feeling unsure and/or worried if I was ever going to complete the IRP, who gave me constant support and motivation to tell me to lift my game or I was going to end up failing Year 12!

 

 

 

 

 

In relation to the topic of my IRP “to what extend does the media influence the formation of youth’s identity,”  there are some key terminology that the reader needs to be able to understand in order to gain maximum insight into this IRP. Some of the most concerning are outlined below:

 

≥ Mass Media - the means of communication that reach large numbers of people in a short time, such as television, newspapers, magazines, and radio

 

≥ Influence - the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself

 

≥ Formation - the action of forming or process of being formed

 

≥ Youth - the period of life from puberty to the attainment of full growth; adolescence

 

≥ Identity - condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc. that distinguish or identify a person or thing

 

≥ Social Approval - the positive appraisal and acceptance of a person by a social group. It can include compliments, praise, etc

 

≥ Body Image - an intellectual or idealized image of what one's body is or should be like that is sometimes misconceived in such mental disorders as anorexia nervosa

 

≥ Portray - to depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of

≥ Cosmetic Surgery - plastic surgery that is intended to improve the appearance of a part of the body, e.g. the shape of the nose or the size of the breasts

 

≥ Celebrity - One who is widely known and of great popular interest.  

 

≥ Selfie - a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media

 

≥ Beauty Ideal – a conception of something that is perfect, esp. that which one seeks to attain

 

≥ Eating Disorder - any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits (such as anorexia nervosa)

 

≥ Fad Diet - Any of a number of weight-reduction diets that either eliminate one or more of the essential food groups, or recommend consumption of one type of food in excess at the expense of other foods. Fad diets rarely follow sound nutritional principles for weight loss, which focus on ingesting fewer calories and/or consuming more energy through exercise; fad diets are generally not endorsed by the medical profession

 

≥ Culture - the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society

 

≥ Wellbeing - a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare. In the CAFS syllabus, wellbeing relates to 5 individual aspects, physical, socioemotional, spiritual, political and economic

 

≥ Primary Data - Data observed or collected directly from first-hand experience
 

≥ Secondary Data - Published data and the data collected in the past or other parties
 

≥ Qualitative – based on written or spoken narratives (or qualitative data)

 

≥ Quantitative – based on numbers and mathematical calculations (aka quantitative data)

 

≥ Pressure - the use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something