To what Extent is Human Identity Increasingly Mediated?

Essay Plan.

Films to mention: An Education, Alfie, Inbetweeners.

Explain what "mediated" means.

Paragraphy One:
in An Education, the scene where she is seen in mature clothing with david and helen has done her hair to seem more grown up, relate to theorist  Styker - identity negotiation  develops a consistent set of behaviours that reinforce the identity of a person or group, basically people change to fit in.

Paragraph Two:
Alfie-  Gilda puts a ring on her finger and pretends to be married to Alfie this shows that Marriage is shown as sacred and the done thing at the time, it's a disgrace to have a child without being married Abortion was also seen as frowned upon.

Paragraph Three:
Inbetweeners, Scene in the kitchen where simon and Tara are getting close and the scene in the lounge with the universtiy students.Teenagers drink and only have sex on their mind. Marcuse. Attitudes and habits , certain interlectual and emotional reasons which blind the consumer and reduce then to a mindless mass.

Conclusion
  British identity is shown through the media effecting the way some thing is presented by age and time.