How is the collective identity you have studied represented in contemporary media?

The term 'Collective Identity' means a group of people such as British/Youth/Gender grouping together to share similar attributes.

The grouping i have been looking at is Youth, with many films such as 'Fishtank' or 'Mischief Night' showing very different views on today's youth.

In the film Fishtank 'Mia' is shown as a young rebellious teen using dancing to escape her current situation which is living in an unkempt estate with a emotional bitch of a mother and a little brat of a sister.
Youth is represented by the various teenagers that live on the estate, but is established by Mia. The scene showing the 5 young dancing girls uses provocative dancing which implies that they have very little or no morals. Although she doesn't go to school or have an education she is trying to increase her earning potential by applying for a job as a dancer but her naivety leads her to unforeseen circumstances within the dancing style. 

The film Mischief Night strongly shows youth as a multicultural society in Leeds. The parental influence is inflicted upon the children,  this makes the white ethnic proportion disrespectful towards everyone but more strongly at the Pakistani minority. The Pakistani individuals are shown to be. . . (To Be Continued)