Theorist: Gerbner

Gerbner came up with cultivation theory. This is where he studied the effect of television and the perception of crime and he found that the youth are always the victims for being involved in crime and this is hugely overestimated. The media gives people the perception that youths commit all crime and this creates a negative representation of teenagers. This is shown in My Brother the Devil as the gangs commit crimes such as stabbing someone, dealing drugs and planning to kill someone else. This is also shown in Attack the Block as the gang are mugging the nurse at the beginning of the film, however the representation of these teens changes as the film progresses.