The issues I'll focus on are media and:
- Eating disorders
- Music
- Superheroes
- Plastic surgery
And finally a conclusion. :-)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Introduction
In this blog I'll be looking at the negative influences media has on society.
The issues I'll focus on are media and:
The issues I'll focus on are media and:
Eating disorders caused by media
Eating disorders are a big deal for many men and women today.
Disordered-eating.co.uk posted an article stating that eating disorders may be caused by the media who scrutinize celebrities for gaining weight and giving unnecessary attention to celebrities and models who are rail thin and unhealthy. Magazines are full of celebrities who have the weight loss 'secret'. These images give normal people unrealistic expectations -
For example all these celebrities who have lost so many kg's in a short time have trainers and people watching everything they eat.
This webpage states that :
"79% of teenage girls who vomit and 73% of teenage girls who use diet pills are frequent readers of women’s health and fitness magazines. This is in contrast to less than 43% of teenage girls who do not participate in these purging methods."
The media seems to only portray one body type and women think that this is what they are suppose to look like. Eatingdisorders.org.nz suggests that media has to make the public believe that something is wrong with them in order for them to make money - If everyone was happy with the way they were, businesses would go bankrupt.
Disordered-eating.co.uk posted an article stating that eating disorders may be caused by the media who scrutinize celebrities for gaining weight and giving unnecessary attention to celebrities and models who are rail thin and unhealthy. Magazines are full of celebrities who have the weight loss 'secret'. These images give normal people unrealistic expectations -
For example all these celebrities who have lost so many kg's in a short time have trainers and people watching everything they eat.
This webpage states that :
"79% of teenage girls who vomit and 73% of teenage girls who use diet pills are frequent readers of women’s health and fitness magazines. This is in contrast to less than 43% of teenage girls who do not participate in these purging methods."
The media seems to only portray one body type and women think that this is what they are suppose to look like. Eatingdisorders.org.nz suggests that media has to make the public believe that something is wrong with them in order for them to make money - If everyone was happy with the way they were, businesses would go bankrupt.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Music and the influence on Society
The following website posted an article about how music, rap especially, has a negative influence on society.
The website states that :
"The media says that rap should be blamed for the gang violence, drugs, devaluing women and male control; rock and metal is blamed for satanic rituals, suicides as an “alternative” or “solution,” sadism, and masochism."
Debate.org states that modern music has the following negative influences:
The website states that :
"The media says that rap should be blamed for the gang violence, drugs, devaluing women and male control; rock and metal is blamed for satanic rituals, suicides as an “alternative” or “solution,” sadism, and masochism."
Debate.org states that modern music has the following negative influences:
- Promotes the 'thug' lifestyle. (Unsafe and unrealistic)
- Over half the music created today is about partying too hard, drinking too much, being sad and depressed, doing drugs or being aggressive - making it seem normal.
- Singers/entertainers like Lady GaGa influence the way young people present themselves.
Lady GaGa has 29,546,117 followers on twitter, who call themselves 'little monsters', that support her and defend her against critics and haters.
I was reading an interesting article that describes how devoted GaGa fans actually are when Adele beat GaGa in VMAs.
“Gaga’s fans took to Twitter to attack the British singer and her weight because she didn’t sweep the Video Music Awards nominations like the previous year, when she earned 13.” Comments from the little monsters on Twitter included: “Adele probably ate Lady Gaga’s other nominations”
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| Lady GaGa on a normal day. |
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| Alien face implants |
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| Fans |
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| More fans |
Sciencedaily states that violent music lyrics also have negative effect on society as it increase the amount of aggression in peoples thoughts and feelings.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Superheroes
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| American Psychological Association stated that boys aged 4 to 18 are exposed to two kinds of role models, either the 'violent and aggressive' kind or the 'funny slacker.' These heroes send the wrong message to many children who mirror aggressive behavior. Melanie Hartgill suggested that there are approximately 32 acts of violence in 1 hour of superhero television which have negative effects a childs view of reality and problem solving. |
However, reporter Michael Woods argues that Superheroes like Superman and Batman could influence children to eat healthy, which would decrease the obesity percentage of children. He did a study where he asked children aged 6 to 12 whether they wanted sliced apple or french fries - most of them first chose french fries. He then asked whether Batman would eat sliced apples or french fries and the children would make the connection of healthy food with strength. However results showed that this only influenced childrens decisions one out of three times - it's a start though.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ten Links
Website Buzzle talks about how media highlights celebrities bad behavior which leads to younger generations trying to imitate them without even thinking about it. An example they gave was Lady GaGa who is known for her shocking outfits and strange music video clips. She has millions of fans who see her as some kind of God and follow her every move, allowing them to think that behavior including drug use and dressing in ridiculous outfits and weird body implants is normal or acceptable.
The article also talks about how violent movies and books that involve fighting, murder and rape can have negative effects on children and adults minds.
Video games like call of duty also have negative effects on children. The following link mentions how video games promote violence as being "cool". The hero is always the guy who manages to shoot the most people in the head. These 'heroes' are usually dressed in baggy hoodies and backwards caps which we can all see being mocked by loads of boys.
PsychiatryOnline says that many women feel pressured into plastic surgery because of the women they see in the media who's body measurements are "physiologically impossible". Photos seen in magazines and advertisements are rarely real and have been worked on by photo editors making them unreal but portraying perfection. ABCNEWS posted an article earlier this year about the 21 year old Valeria Lukyanova who had countless plastic surgeries to look like a real life barbie doll. She has received so much media attention and fame by going through with these surgeries which encourages other young girls to follow her lead.
The article An analysis of Media Influence and Implications for Prevention states that the idea of beauty defined by media has increased the number of unhealthy crash diets and eating disorders. CleoOnline posted an article about a woman who risked her life by taking veterinary drugs to lose weight. Also a pressure caused by the picture perfect women in the media.
Four more links
http://theadvancedsoul.com/2006/09/06/negative-influence-of-media-on-society/
http://influence.bafree.net/negative-influences-of-media-on-the-society.php
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17098/media-forces-bad-role-models-on-children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10957590
Reference List
Azzopardi, H. (2011). Women risk lives taking illegal veterinary drug to lose weight. Retrieved August
21, 2012 from http://cleo.com.au/women-risk-lives-taking-illegal-veterinary-drug-to-lose-weight.htm.
BBC News. (2010). Superheroes 'poor role models for boys'. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10957590.
Berel, S. (1998). Media and Disturbed Eating: An Analysis of Media Influence and
Implications for Prevention. 18, 4, p414-430.
Conley, M. (2012). The Real-Life Ukrainian Barbie Doll. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/04/23/the-real-life-ukrainian-barbie-doll/
Ford, B. (2011). Media forces bad role models on children. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17098/media-forces-bad-role-models-on-children
Negative influences on the society. (2012). Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://influence.bafree.net/negative-influences-of-media-on-the-society.php
The article also talks about how violent movies and books that involve fighting, murder and rape can have negative effects on children and adults minds.
Video games like call of duty also have negative effects on children. The following link mentions how video games promote violence as being "cool". The hero is always the guy who manages to shoot the most people in the head. These 'heroes' are usually dressed in baggy hoodies and backwards caps which we can all see being mocked by loads of boys.
PsychiatryOnline says that many women feel pressured into plastic surgery because of the women they see in the media who's body measurements are "physiologically impossible". Photos seen in magazines and advertisements are rarely real and have been worked on by photo editors making them unreal but portraying perfection. ABCNEWS posted an article earlier this year about the 21 year old Valeria Lukyanova who had countless plastic surgeries to look like a real life barbie doll. She has received so much media attention and fame by going through with these surgeries which encourages other young girls to follow her lead.
The article An analysis of Media Influence and Implications for Prevention states that the idea of beauty defined by media has increased the number of unhealthy crash diets and eating disorders. CleoOnline posted an article about a woman who risked her life by taking veterinary drugs to lose weight. Also a pressure caused by the picture perfect women in the media.
Four more links
http://theadvancedsoul.com/2006/09/06/negative-influence-of-media-on-society/
http://influence.bafree.net/negative-influences-of-media-on-the-society.php
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17098/media-forces-bad-role-models-on-children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10957590
Reference List
Azzopardi, H. (2011). Women risk lives taking illegal veterinary drug to lose weight. Retrieved August
21, 2012 from http://cleo.com.au/women-risk-lives-taking-illegal-veterinary-drug-to-lose-weight.htm.
BBC News. (2010). Superheroes 'poor role models for boys'. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10957590.
Berel, S. (1998). Media and Disturbed Eating: An Analysis of Media Influence and
Implications for Prevention. 18, 4, p414-430.
Conley, M. (2012). The Real-Life Ukrainian Barbie Doll. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/04/23/the-real-life-ukrainian-barbie-doll/
Ford, B. (2011). Media forces bad role models on children. Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17098/media-forces-bad-role-models-on-children
Negative influences on the society. (2012). Retrieved August 21, 2012 from
http://influence.bafree.net/negative-influences-of-media-on-the-society.php
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