Primary Reseach Proposal

1. Textual analysis of specific scenes in Gossip Girl and Skins.

2. Questionnaire’s – Has watching Skins or Gossip Girl been an influence to sex, drugs and alcohol?

- Has the person been questioned ever used drugs or alcohol, if so why? When? How? Etc.

3. Focus Group – Get their views on sex, drugs and alcohol. Ask their opinion on the content used in these programmes and if there appropriate, influential or similar to teenage life?

Plan for Secondary Research

1. Textual Analysis of Episodes from Gossip Girl & Skins.

2. Compile Clips for Primary Research.

3. Research the Effects Debate.

4. Uses & Gratifications Theory, Audience Theory and Target Audience.

5. Representation.

Representation of Teenagers in Gossip Girl?

What are your views on these clips from Gossip Girl featuring sex, alcohol and drugs? Would you say this is the typical behavior of teenagers today?

Skins Series 1 Trailer

Changed Proposal

How much can we explain the success of Skins and Gossip Girl through their representations of teenage lifestyle?

Gossip Girl

Critical Research Proposal

Question: How does Skins and Gossip Girl represent the teenage generation through their outlook on different social classes?

Websites

http://www.e4.com/skins/

http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4994538.stm

DVD

Gossip Girl - Season 1

Skins - Series 1 - Complete

Skins - Series 2 – Complete

Books

Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar

Young people, sex and the media. The facts of life? By David Buckingham and Sara Bragg

TV

Gossip Girl- Season 2

Skins- Season 3