... 'FRIENDS' to be cool). The popular Australian television drama series 'The Secret Life of Us' marketed toward the 16-30 age group has caused a degree of moral panic amongst organisations which promote drug and alcohol awareness such as the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF). The text represents youth as regular consumers of alcohol (not often abstaining) which is apparently, according to the ADF, not completely true for all young people. The idea of moral panic can obscure the role of other factors involved in anxieties about social dangers, such as political campaigns. Critics using the concept often take press accounts as representative of popular opinion, and tend to exaggerate the media's influence. Week 3 What does Jameson mean by 'pastiche', is this the same as Epstein's account of youth bricolage? Jameson's 'pasiche' and Epstein's youth brocolage appear to have similar attributes on first inspection but are infact quite different. Pastiche is ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now