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Media Influence on Teen Values and Behavior, 2004.
Examines some of the research findings regarding the influence that the media have on teen values and behavior.
5,173 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper discusses some interesting research findings with respect to the impact and influence of media on teen values and behavior. The paper discusses media influences on violent and aggressive behavior, its influence on sexual attitude and behavior, and its influence on health, racial perceptions, and religious beliefs. The paper then discusses the measures that can be taken to minimize the negative impact of media on teen attitudes, values, and behavior.
Some Interesting Statistics
Influence on Violent and Aggressive Behavior
Influence on Sexual Attitude and Behavior
Influence on Health
Influence on Racial Perceptions
Influence on Religious Beliefs
Controlling the Negative Impact of Media on Teen Values/Behavior
From the Paper
Clearly, teenagers have ample amount of violence to see, observe and adopt. The negative influence of this violent behavior not only affects the teenager?s attitude towards handling conflicts, but also has an impact on how he feels about others. Teens under high influence become less caring and less sensitive towards others. They become disrespectful towards their parents as well as teachers and develop an attitude of being right and of being master of their own life. "Being bad is cool," says fourteen-year-old Rayelyn Rodriguez, when asked about the impact of so much violence freely available on common media."
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The Media's Influence on Teenage Smoking, 2002.
A paper which questions the media's role in creating teenage smokers.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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The effects of media are often the scapegoat for a lot of society's problems and teen smoking is no exception. Many people believe that the media is solely to blame for the rise in teen smokers in the U.S. However, there are more determinant factors at work here. This paper explores the causes of teen smoking and provides arguments against the current media effects theories circulating at the moment. It shows that the media is only a vehicle for the tobacco companies to use in promoting their brands to the general public. It shows too that the major influences that determine whether an adolescent will start smoking involve the quality of their relationship with their parents, their peer group dynamic, and the state of their emotional health. The author surmises that only in addressing the problems that may exist in these areas can society properly address the problem of teen smoking.
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"As an example of the impact advertising has on the teenaged population, another research study discovered that 12- and 13-year-olds residing in Massachusetts who had seen an anti-smoking television commercial were half as likely to take up smoking compared to those who hadn't seen the anti-smoking ad. Interestingly enough, older teenagers did not appear to be affected by the same ads. This is probably due to the fact that older adolescents possess stronger opinions about certain subjects and so cannot be easily swayed or their addiction to tobacco is already entrenched which would nullify the effects of the anti-smoking campaign on them. While the impact of media on young impressionable minds cannot be ignored, it is not the only factor that compels some teenagers to start smoking. Various other factors, which are a bigger determinant, are also at work."
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Human Behavior: Values, Cultural Design and Control, 2002.
Explores the notion of "Cultural Design" and its emphasis on the control and responsible restriction of freedoms and values.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper states that "Cultural Design" is a type of ?instrumental conditioning?, where people are conditioned to respond favorably to a situation or stimulus that produces positive reinforcement. The paper then attempts to relate conditioning or cultural design to human behavior and the concept of dignity vs. punishment. Finally, from the perspective of Cultural Design, the paper looks at why moral struggles are considered noteworthy to so many people.
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"The plight of so many individuals is finding purpose and function in life. One may argue that by subjecting persons to punishment, their dignity suffers and thus they are positively reinforced to produce only positive outcomes. Cultural Design however, implicitly connotes ideas of control and responsible, restriction of freedom and values. These ideas and more are explored below."
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Teen Magazines and their Influences, 2001.
Looks at the influence of teen magazines on teenage girls and how it affects their views of themselves.
1,655 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper describes how teen magazines influence the way teenage girls view themselves and affect their self-esteem. The author examines the bombardment of perfect female images on girls, and how they struggle to achieve such standards of beauty. The paper discussed how young women begin to define themselves solely on how they look and how teen magazines teach girls that it is acceptable to be seen as objects.
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"In the past few decades, teenage girls have been tremendously preoccupied with their looks. They are obsessed with their makeup, their hair, their clothes, and their weight. What is responsible for this obsession? If you flip through any one of the numerous teen magazines on the market, you will find on just about every page one of the following: a makeup ad, pictures of super-skinny, flawless models, tips on how to improve your looks or change your body, or pictures of girls being portrayed as sex objects."
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Media and Social Values, 2006.
The paper researches the strengths and limitations of libertarianism and the social responsibility theory, using the Canadian media as an example.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses how there can be little question that the media plays a major role in not only the transmission of the "news" but also in the transmission of social values and conventions. With this in mind, the paper explores the strengths and weaknesses of the libertarian theory as it applies to the media. Moving onward, the paper also closely examines the "social responsibility" theory of the press and outlines the ways in which this theory offers a healthful understanding of the role of the media.
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Teen Behavior, 2007.
This paper looks at adolescent changes and teen behavior.
761 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines teen behavior, including the causes behind what they do and the consequences of their actions. The paper explains how the behavior of teens is directly related to their physiological and psychological changes and suggests several steps that can be taken to modify their behavior.
Outline:
Introduction
Teen Behavior
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"A great deal of the existing research concerning this topic asserts that the behavior of teens is directly related to the amount of physiological and psychological change that is taking place within the adolescent. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) adolescence is the period between puberty and adulthood; usually between the ages of 13 and 19. During this period, teenagers' endocrine glands begin to generate hormones that result in transformations in the body and the development of secondary sex characteristics. In females, the ovaries increase the manufacture of estrogen and other female hormones. In males, the testicles increase the manufacture of testosterone ("Puberty and Adolescence")."
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Media, Sex and Teens, 2008.
This paper discusses how the media affects adolescent girls, in particular as it relates to the subject of sex.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that the media affects adolescent girls by making them more interested in sex and sexuality. It also affects the choices that teen adolescent girls make about sex and sexuality. The writer discusses that the messages that all types of media are sending out to our youth is shaping a generation whether we want to believe it or not. The writer notes that media's original purpose was to inform and entertain. As the technology in media grew so did society's dependence on the media. There was a time that media was a teacher and in many ways it still is. However, the writer questions whether the message being taught is what we want our children to learn. This paper examines some of the messages that media is sending out to teenage girls about their bodies and their sexuality.
Outline:
Introduction
How Teens Choose and Use Media
Selection
Interaction
Application
Television
Television Talk Shows
Teen Girls and Women Magazines
Movies
Conclusion
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"Sexuality and sexual action is another area that when it is portrayed in the media as having no consequences is not a reality and has serious societal ramifications for teenage girls and boys. The media in any form whether it be music videos, computer games of advertisements can provide a good or bad message. Who is in control of determining if the message from media is good or bad? Just like watching what their children eat parents are responsible for the message teen girls hear from the media."
"During prime-time the televisions shows teens watch most frequently are full of talk about and depictions of sexual activity. Most of the sexual content on television is from characters discussing their own or others' current or future sexual activity. The idea of sexual risk or responsibility, however, is almost never talked about or shown."
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Teen Girls and the Media, 2002.
Discusses the negative effects of the mass media on teenage girls.
797 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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Because of its pervasiveness, mass media such as magazines and television programs are increasingly in a position to influence the behavior and attitudes of teenage girls. In fact, television programs such as ER and sports-oriented teen magazines have been lauded for providing girls with positive role models. Unfortunately, these programs and magazines remain the exception rather than the rule. Rather than promote healthy lifestyles or give positive role models, much of the media targeted to teens are both physically and psychologically harmful. This paper examines two of these main effects ? the promotion of unhealthy habits and lifestyles and the growing tendency of these media forms to sexualize teens and turn them into consumers.
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"This need to conform to unrealistic body standards infects girls at a progressively earlier age. A recent study of 12,000 children between the ages of 9 and 14 show that media's influence on girls' dieting and weight concerns equaled the influence exerted by parents and peers ("Weight concerns in preteens and young teens influenced by media..."). This represents a change from just a decade ago, when parents and peers were the biggest socialization factors in an adolescent's life."
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Adolescent Television Behavior and Actual Behavior, 2002.
Examination of adolescent behavior as depicted on television; compared with actual adolescent behavioral patterns.
4,838 words (approx. 19.4 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 123.95
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This study uses content analysis to examine adolescent television drama program behavior as compared to actual adolescent behavioral statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics. Issues of sexual behavior, alcohol usage and drug usage were analyzed. This work contributes to cultivation theory; the culmination of similar messages on fictional adolescent television drama programs re-enforces impressions that are not based on reality.
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"Media can be described in many ways and forms. It is the dissemination of news, events, and information as well as a portrayal of America. It contains movies, sitcoms, dramas, comedies, news, and world events that all shape our reality of what the world is. Television more specifically is so popular because its function is to be a mirrored image of what America is, its beliefs, and ideas. Because it performs this function, it is considered entertainment. This industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that centers around two words: money and people. It does not necessarily have to be accurate for people to believe it. People will believe what they find to be interesting whether it is true or not, based upon no actual proof. This is why the media can get away with straying from the truth, because people do not care whether what they absorb is true. Truth is a very powerful concept that most people take too lightly. Most people will not admit that what they watch on television, hear on the radio, or read in the newspaper affects them. However, it has been proven through the cultivation theory that this effect is present, it does occur, and it subsequently affects the way a country perceives itself. This is how the media ultimately controls the power of thought."
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Behaviorism - Cross Cultural Values, 2006.
The paper discusses cultural difficulties among inter and intra cultural groups.
1,303 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper uses four articles, ("Thousands flee Assam tribal feud", S. Bhaumik,"Cataloguing US abuses" BBC News, Dec 2004, "Suicide bombers held in Bosnia", N. Hawton and "Suicide Bombers", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bomb) to demonstrate the need for more cross cultural understanding and training. The paper discusses cultural interpretations and motivations among inter and intra cultural groups and explains the origins of many cultural difficulties between these groups. The paper explains how cultural conflicts and misunderstandings commonly occur within homogeneous populations and among people of varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The paper concludes by suggesting that more communication and collaboration can improve the inter and intra-cultural differences and problems and offers suggestions on how this can be achieved.
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"Cross cultural conflict often occurs when members of varying cultures share different beliefs, values and understandings of events, issues or proper ways of behaving. It is vital that cultural differences be examined to help members of society develop better methods for addressing cultural conflicts. A better understanding of cross cultural differences may enable more communication and collaboration and less violence.
"Cross cultural events often result in violence when people of varying cultures are not able to come to agreement regarding the appropriate course of action to follow in a given situation. Below we'll discuss cultural interpretations and motivations among inter and intra cultural groups and explain the origins of many cultural difficulties between these groups."
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Family and Health Values, 2008.
A study of family values, attitudes, and behaviors towards meeting the health needs of its members.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper takes a look at the health values, attitudes, and behaviors of the family system. It discusses the role the family plays in teaching healthy behaviors and in caring for its sick members. It examines how the family functions in relation to the external environment to meet its health needs. New approaches to health care involving increased family participation are also discussed such as family-centered care, Orem's self-care theory, Newman's theory of health, and the Calgary family assessment model. The paper concludes that the most useful is the Calgary family assessment model because it incorporates all of the other models in some way.
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"The concept of family most commonly used in my area of nursing practice is one where both the patient and family is considered to be the unit of care. It is the patient who is the actual focus and is predominant while the family is given secondary focus. This concept of family conforms to the first way nursing is conceptualized as a context to the patient (Friedman, Bowden & Jones, 2003). The family is more perceived as a consultant in our practice, and there is minimal involvement of the family in the patient's plan of care. The family mainly is viewed as the patient's primary social support resource."
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Media Influences On Violent/Criminal Behaviour, 2008.
An analysis and commentary of various research publications on the influence of the media on criminal behavior.
4,127 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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The paper discusses various newspaper articles on the influence of violent videos and movies. The paper discusses comments by various authors and researchers who recommend that reseachers study violent people, not the media, to understand them. The paper concludes that the researchers expect that the debate about whether or not media exposure constitutes a significant risk factor for violent behavior, will continue to claim a number of audiences in the future.
Outline:
The Ongoing Debate
Media's Power
Distorted and Troubling Images
Myths and Facts
Gaps in Answers
News Media's Coverage
Portrayal from the Past
Positive Media Impact Potential
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"Anderson argues that according to a historical assessment of the research, debate regarding whether media exposure constitutes a significant risk factor for aggressive and violent behavior should have been dismissed years ago. (Bushman & Anderson, 2001, cited by Anderson) "After 40+ years of research," Anderson stresses, "one might think that debate about media violence effects would be over. Four types of media violence studies [nevertheless] provide converging evidence of such effects: laboratory experiments, field experiments, cross-sectional correlation studies, and longitudinal studies." Whether the media's power is frail, as noted by Aquino (cited by Simpson) in this paper's introductory quote, or whether the media contributes to challenging concerns regarding criminal/violent behaviour, the question, as noted by Anderson, along with Danl and Vigna in the following excerpt, still merits debate."
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Media Violence and Deviant Behavior, 2004.
An examination of how television media violence influences deviant
behavior, specifically criminal behavior.
2,288 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines how violence in the media has become a commonplace affair and discusses whether television violence results in more aggressive or deviant behavior and whether it is likely to lead to criminal behavior. Through a literature review, the paper looks at how studies have proved that media violence can lead to criminal behavior and how many sociologists have concluded that violence in television media impacts viewers in a negative manner. It also shows how television violence impacts youths and adolescents much more frequently than it impacts adults.
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"The effects of ?media? on human behavior have been closely examined for centuries. Even the earliest of philosophers such as Freud hypothesized that human behavior is a product of external influences. Approximately 50 years ago, before television became a mainstay in modern households, a researcher by the name of Hovland analyzed the potential implications of the science of communications, foreseeing much change in communications of the future. He stated ?how can stimuli?bring about various desired changes in response?? (Vos Post, 1995). He noted that analysis would be required of the stimuli transmitted by the communicator, in this case the television (Vos Post, 1995)."
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Media Violence and Children's Behavior, 2006.
A paper discussing the effects of media violence on children's behavior.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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Children watch television a great deal, and are thereby exposed to the violence depicted on TV screens.
This paper discusses the claim that there is a causal connection between the amount of violence children watch on TV and how much it affects their behavior, pointing out that, while this claim has been challenged by some researchers, there seems to be considerable evidence that there is a serious problem here.
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Media Influence in Determining Voter Behavior, 2002.
Analysis of the effects that the media have on elections in Germany and the UK.
5,520 words (approx. 22.1 pages), 24 sources, $ 134.95
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This paper examines the direct effects that the media have on voter preference. The author focuses on the media coverage and political campaigning strategies in Great Britain and Germany, evaluating media coverage of the previous two national elections in both states, and examining press media coverage of campaigning and the overall effect it plays in the election process.
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"Once voter interest is obtained, appealing political media images are a good and often successful means of influencing the popular vote. As one-third of voters know nothing about particular politicians yet still hold strong emotions toward them, the voter attitude toward candidates and political parties is a good predictor of voter decisions. Various studies establish the ability of the political advertisements to lodge in viewer minds elements by which politicians can be judged, furthermore; political advertising can provide voters with specific image characteristics of candidates that relate to voter choice. Cwalina, Falkowski, & Kaid concluded political advertising can possibly affect voters in three ways: 1) Advertisements can strengthen already existing voter preferences; 2) Advertisements can weaken existing preferences of uncertain voters and may cause change of such preferences; 3) Advertisements can re-create the image of the candidate."
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