The Media's Affect on Teenagers 5 (Artifact 8)

On http://www.aap.org/family/mediaimpact.htm I found information on the connection of teens and media influences and on the prevention of being influenced by the media. When talking about teenagers and smoking the author points out, "It is not by chance that the three most advertised cigarette brands are also the most popular ones smoked by teens."

The media also affects teenage girls and their body image. The author mentions, "Studies show that girls of all ages worry about their weight. Many of them are starting to diet at early ages. Media can promote an unrealistic image of how people look. " When you continue reading the author tells about how a skinny and "perfect-looking" person, is often created by computer graphic techniques.

When discussing the media's influence on violence, the author tells about how television violence can make kids and teens more accepting of real world violence. "Violence in the 'media world' may make children more accepting of real-world violence and less caring toward others. Children who see a lot of violence from movies, TV shows, or video games may become more fearful and look at the real world as a mean and scary place."

The author also discusses how to prevent kids and teens from becoming too affected by the media. The author wrote about setting limits for children when they are young. "Parents need to set limits and be actively involved with the TV shows, computer games, magazines, and other media that children use."


Bibliography:

"Understanding the Impact ofMedia on Children and Teens." American Academy Of Pediatrics. 11 Jan. 2007. <http://www.aap.org/family/mediaimpact.htm>

The Media's Affect On Teenagers 4 (Artifacts 6+7)

On http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Media?id=sr602003&st=teens+and+bullying author Dianne Hales mentioned, "Depictions of violence on television, in films, and in video games also have an impact [on teen violence]". She also noted that, "The American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child Psychiatry, and American Psychological Association have all expressed concern that continual exposure to violent entertainment makes violence appear normal and acceptable." In the article she mentions a study that followed 875 youth who did show that early viewing violent TV programs is connected to "later aggression, including violent crimes, spousal abuse, and child abuse."

Hales, Dianne. "Juvenile Violence." 2002. Worldbook Online Reference. 30 Dec. 2006. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Media?id=sr602003&st=teens+and+bullying>


I found how the media influences teens to be sexually active in the article, "Doing It in Prime Time (sex on television)" by Betsy Streisand. The article talked about how the media influences teens on the top ranked TV shows for teens.In the article Melissa Caldwell of Parents Television Council, said, "Television's message is that teens must be having sex to be normal. They watch these shows and say, 'Everyone on TV is sexually active; I should be, too.' " A study found in the article by the Kaiser Family Foundation says after a survey of 15-to-17-year-olds it was found that "72 percent of them believe that sex on TV influences the behavior of their peer groups."

Streisand, Betsy. "Doing It in Prime Time.(sex on television)." U.S. News & World Report 139.14 (Oct 17, 2005): 50. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. 2 Jan. 2007.
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The Media's Affect on Teenagers 3 (Artifacts 3-5)

I found that "all US adolescents, regardless of race or place of residence, have a higher risk of smoking initiation as their exposure to movie smoking increases." I found this in an Academic Journal from http://infotrac.galenet.com called Exposure to movie smoking: its relation to smoking initiation among US adolescents. In this journal they completed tests and a "random-digit-dial survey" where they estimated exposure of smoking in movies from 6522 United States adolescents aged 10 to 14 years.

I also found facts about how the media advertises alcohol to teens. I found a magazine article from http://infotrac.galenet.com titled Booze cues (Movies and Teenage Drinking). In this article the author mentions "Of the more than 600 popular movies the scientists studied, 89% of PG and more than half of G flicks featured on-screen alcohol use." I was very surprised by this because I had no idea that G rated movies had any alcohol use in them at all. This shows how young US youth are when they are first exposed to alcohol use.

Another article I found from http://infotrac.galenet.com about how the media advertises alcohol to teens was titled Girls more likely than boys to be overexposed to alcohol ads in magazines. In this article I read that "researchers found that in 2002 underage youth (12 to 20 years) in the U.S. saw 45% more beer and ale advertising; 12% more distilled spirits advertising; 65% more LAR advertising; and 69% less advertising for wine than men and women of legal drinking age. (LARs, i.e., sweet-flavored alcoholic beverages, alcopops, alcoholic lemonades)." This was shocking because alcohol companies should not be advertising to adolescents, who can not legally purchase or drink their products.
I found it interesting that girls are being targeted by advertisers more then boys are. The article mentioned, "For underage boys, 13 brands (11 distilled spirits and 2 beers) accounted for half of their alcohol advertising exposure, while 16 brands of alcohol (14 distilled spirits, 1 beer, and 1 LAR) accounted for half of the advertising exposure to underage girls." It also stated that "From 2001 to 2002, both girls' and boys' exposure to alcohol advertisements decreased in every alcohol category except LAR advertisements, which increased by 216% and 46%, respectively." This made me think that the media probably tries to target teen girls with alcoholic beverages that look more fun, like the LARs.


Bibliography:


James D. Sargent. “Exposure to movie smoking: its relation to smoking initiation among US adolescents.” Thomson Gale PowerSearch. Nov. 2005. Editor James D. Sargent. 12 Dec. 2006.
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Heather Lee. “Booze cues. (movies and teenage drinking).” Thomson Gale PowerSearch. June 2006. Publisher Rodale Press, Inc. 12 Dec. 2006. http://find.galenet.com/ips/publicationSearch.do?queryType=PH&inPS=true&type=getIssues&prodId=IPS¤tPosition=0&userGroupName=elli29753&searchTerm=Prevention&index=JX&tabID=T003&contentSet=IAC-Documents


Women's Health Weekly editors from staff. “Girls more likely than boys to be overexposed to alcohol ads in magazines.” Thomson Gale PowerSearch. 29 July 2004. Women's Health Weekly Magazine. 12 Dec. 2006.
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The Media's Affects on Teenagers 2 (Bibliography)

Bibliography:

Media's Effect On Girls: Body Image And Gender Identity. Mundell, EJ. 26 Aug. 2002. Sitcoms, Videos Make Even Fifth-Graders Feel Fat. Reuters Health. 6 Dec. 2006 http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_mediaeffect.shtml.

Cooperative Extension Service. Dept. newsletter. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 6 Dec. 2006. http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/GW12.pdf.

The Media's Affect on Teenagers 2 (Artifacts 1+2)

After researching how the media affects teenagers I have found a lot information on the topic.
When researching about how the media affects teenager's self image, I found a wesite called http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_mediaeffect.shtml. I read about how even children as young as fifth graders told researchers that they were unhappy with their body image after watching a music video by Britney Spears or an episode of Friends. I also read that teenagers who indentify themselves with television stars, models, or athletes, are "positively correlated with body dissatisfaction."
I found information on how the media affects teenager's and how violent they are. On http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/GW12.pdf, the writer tells how on an average 18 hour day of television there are about 100 acts of violence commited each hour. Majority of teenagers today have cable and they are prone to see these acts of violence at almost any time. The website also told that the timeslots with the most violence in them is from 2-5, one of the most popular times for teens to be watching TV.

The Media's Affect on Teenagers

My topic is The Media's Affects On Teenagers. I know that the media affects teenagers through television, radio, movies, magazines, and the internet. Almost all teenagers today are able to be reached by at least one of these sources of media. The media can lead some teens to eating disorders, violence, drugs, unhealthy relationships, bullying, prejudice behavior and other actions that can be harmful to themselves and others. Many teens dont realize how they are being affected by the media and how seious it is. I want to learn what people are doing to prevent teens from becoming affected by the media in a way that could harm them.