... . These singers include Brittany Spears, Jennifer Lopez, and Jessica Simpson, just to name a few. The apparel worn by female performers have gotten smaller, shorter, and tighter. Gender role negotiation in music videos has been categorized. Females are often portrayed in one of the following ways (Roberts, 1996): 1. "Conventional woman" in which the emphasis was on physical appearance and the woman's role ... are played, but the majority of the voters are young teenagers. The program targets the younger generation, proving that a younger population enjoys these videos. This presents a pr...

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... immoral conduct, such as drug abuse, ethical considerations arise in connection with the distribution of such material to a youthful audience. It is thought to be more damaging because the music is more interactive with the listener and unlike the passive interaction resulting from the virtual modes of television or movies. Young people like to play it over and over, often ... pop superstar Janet Jackson pushes the envelope on her latest album "All for You" with sexual references and profanities. "The Columbine school shooting has been traced to the music of Marilyn Manson whose music wa...

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... is assured. Studies show that the average child has witnessed 8,000 murders on television before finishing elementary school. Some of the examples of that violence to children are: video games, music lyrics and videos, and television. Most studies currently indicate that video games have been a new and strong motivation for aggressiveness, especially for younger children. A study reports that almost 50% of ... viewers hear a song after having seen the video version, they immediately "flash back" to the visual imagery in the video. Teenagers watch an average of a half hour to 2 hours of ...

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... in our society (Brownback, 2001). Violence is not only found on television and in movies, but also in other forms of media such as music videos, cartoons, and video games. The violence seen in our media has a negative impact on both adults and children alike. When these messages ... develops. Promiscuity, drug use, violence, and undermining of American values have been linked to music and music videos. Typically music is not a danger to happy, healthy adolescents but a small number of teens whose preference for music is of a destructive theme this may lead to alienation, depression, drug...

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... act, and what they should look like. Pop culture, in turn, defines what one should look like through movies, television, magazines, catalogs, billboards, fashion, and music. Wherever we look, catalogs, magazines, television, movies, and billboards, images show us the cultural standard, what we should be like and that is in fashion. ... dressing up like Spice Girls, wearing a miniskirt, a tube top, and makeup. Jennifer Lopez (right), in the movie industry, and Britney Spears, in the music industry, show how pop culture depicts women, to have the "sexy" look no matter what they do, as they ...

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... The Beatles, Brittany Spears, "NSYNC, or Who Wants to be a Millionaire. These are just a few of the different societal trends, television shows and music sensations regarding different pop culture topics that have changed over the years. There are so many different trends that have come and gone throughout the years, ... Some stuff has stuck around and others, well no one really wants to remember anymore. There were and still are, different clothing styles, music preferences and television shows that people considered to be the pop culture of their time. A lot of the things that were po...

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... . Perpetrators of violence have qualities that make them attractive to viewers, especially children. Children and young adults listen to music and watch television in extremely large quantities. The average American child watches 3-4 hours of television daily and the average American teenager listens to ... ways in which violence can be used. Also, untrue stereotypes are encouraged from entertainment that portray minorities as committers of violent crimes. Music also plays a large part in people's lives, sometimes even greater than television. Dr. Arram Goldstein of Stanford University fo...

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... than one. The table below shows these programs in the aspects of the age groups. Programs News Sport Documentary films Historical films Romantic films Adventure films Cartoons Soap-operas shows music others The old (5) 5 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 - 4 4 The middle-aged (13) 9 4 8 8 4 6 3 - 1 5 4 The young (12) 10 2 6 6 3 2 4 4 2 8 4 The numbers show the number of 'votes' ... the follows: MTV 1,2, commercial channels (RTL Klub, TV2) and some smaller channels ( Spektrum, National Geographic). Their favourite programs are: news, documentary films, music programs and historical films. Most of them do no...

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... in the stores we go to, in the elevator we ride, a nearby stereo down the street, or in your own home while you shower. Music is one of the most definitive forms of expression that is known throughout the world. Such artists as Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and others, have stickers with ... the text, EXPLICIT CONTENT, and is age appropriated. Why younger children are being allowed to purchase this music is not the music industries problem. They place the required warnings, and when the songs are publicly broadcasted on either TV or radio, they are bleeped for the ina...

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... to cause physical or emotional harm to a person or object. - If you were to ask a consumer of popular entertainment, be it comics, Stephen King, professional wrestling, or top 40 popular music, to explain the worth of what he is consuming, he or she will probably tell you "I know it's junk, but who cares? I like it."" Such popular entertainment makes no plea ... cloning movies like Halloween, Scream, and Blade into a never-ending family of sequels and prequels, each more graphic in its display of violence. Music has even been contaminated by television. Music to dance to has become musi...

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... at the time was the Twin Towers and finding those who were responsible for this heinous crime. A patriotic message was sent out through music as well as fashion and its sudden burst of flag accessories. Popular culture is always changing to adapt to society and its current state ... and dramas on air no matter how controversial the ideas are, to help the people through this time. Popular culture also used music to help soothe the feelings of the people. Music is always shaped by the responses to its listeners. The responses to September 11 were that of fear, depression, anger, ... Star...

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... mediums in which media is conveyed and in which society is entertained becomes extremely diversified. New communication and entertainment media "primarily directed toward younger generations, including television, movie, music, and video games "have become increasingly more violent and hazardous to society's well-being. In modern day society, these new mediums are bombarding younger generations with many ... of entertainment system (video game), along with multiple televisions in their home. On most Christmas lists there are requests for the most recent and most gruesome video game or m...

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... it affects the lives of children. Not only violence and adult material in television and movies have an effect on children, but also the content in music listened to by children and video games children play. I believe certain measures should be taken to reduce the bad content in entertainment, but also ... , it is the parents that need to learn how to control what their children watch. Another form of entertainment that can affect a child's life is music. I love music and can listen to whatever I want and it doesn't change who I am at all. Some people are not like that. The FTC has alwa...

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... a field day with the tragedy, blaming TV, movies, and video games. Ironically, at the same time, the media was showing more violence in news coverage than the films, movies and music that were airing at the time. Taber, Alberta was Harris and Klebold's first copycat. The tragedy struck in Canada a week after Columbine. One victim died and the other suffered life ... in entertainment creates a parallel that crosses the boundaries into real life. Media violence often fails to show the consequences of violence. This is especially true of cartoons, toy commercials, and music videos. The end...

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... was not a week that was typical of my schedule and everyday routine. My car stereo was stolen three days before which severely limited my access to music while driving. I also flew to Boston and returned home during the week, which gave me an opportunity to read for the lengthy eight hour roundtrip ... as my stereo was stolen I wasn't exposed to the radio at all on my own. While traveling in my company's vehicle in Boston, our driver was playing some music but it was a recording. I never listened to the radio while at my hotel, or at my house. During a regular period I would spend at lea...

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... also just be scared of looking at them" (Soren 57). Practice #2 "Media violence often fails to show the consequences of violence. This is especially true of cartoons, toy commercials and music videos. Seventy-five percent of cartoons show violent acts. Sixty-six percent of toy commercials depict violence. With the exception of the Christian and Country categories, individual ... music videos show an average of 5.7 violence acts. In all three of the examples, the people perpetrating the violence are rarely punished. As a result, children learn that there are few if ... acts? Brutality ...

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... to comprehend it, and is largely aimed at emotional gratification. Even commercials, which some regard as an annoyance, are exquisitely crafted, always pleasing to the eye, and accompanied by exciting music. There is no question but that the best photography in the world in presently seen on television commercials [millions of dollars are spent on television commercials during the NFL Superbowl ... tuned for -. The news is just another type of show that is built entirely on entertainment. Sure, it is. The show begins with dramatic theme music that catches the viewer's attention. Viewers...

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... " means being thin. Moving on, the influences of immorality on television have lowered moral standards in society. Rap music is very popular with young adults, and has become a culture to many. It is filled with profanity, pornographic images, anti-social music and hate lyrics. Music videos today are not complete without someone getting murdered or half-naked women dancing around. It has become ... a cash cow for the mainstream music industry. Artists like Eminem and Dr. Dre are known for their bleak anthems of drug use, prostitution and criminal acts. This kind of entertainment reached ...

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... Beauty Makeovers - featuring tips from specially invited experts on making up and selecting cosmetics. Fashionable Hair Styling - presenting the latest in hair styling fashions to the Chinese woman. Music Life - devoted to music videos, both foreign and domestic, which reflect senses of fashion and beauty. Weekly Beauty Commentary - featuring interviews on beauty themes with famous Chinese personalities. Petite Wishes - ... Shanghai Bureau of Television in 1995. Articulate and congenial, she brings great experience and an air of refinement to the program. Beauty Fax airs on the Shanghai...

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... acts of violence in them (physical, mental or verbal). Four out of the top five movies in 2002 have strong violent content (We were Soldiers, Blade II, Spiderman, Red Dragon). Music hits from the singer/song writer Eminem are exploding the charts everywhere. In his album you would be lucky to find fifty words in a row without swearing, discrimination, racial slurs ... , sexuality, and rude comments about others (fans, his family, etc.). It is not just Eminem, but thousands of other music artists as well that portray the same guidelines. Popular music tends to have heavy violent content ....

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... unmarried couples was two to three times more likely than sex between married couples in sitcoms, reality shows, and movies. Sexual violence has gradually become a part of cable movies and music videos. In a response to competition, broadcasters have also made sexual violence a part of their own repertoire. Often, rape is dramatized on prime-time television with only a brief warning to viewers ... seventeen and younger are watching prime-time shows. Children aren't just exposed to sex during prime time hours, they are exposed to it during daytime soap operas, daytime talk shows, music v...

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... for them. Where in the past all action programs were targeted towards boys, the power rangers have girls. Many would agree that TV manipulates kids but it also manipulates teenagers. Music offers something different to teenagers: an interview with the lead singer from the rock group Marilyn Manson. An androgynous figure dressed al in black, he says " there is no real ... the group's album, smells like children, is "about abuse of all sorts."" What is remarkable is not the interview but its airtime 9o'clock Saturday morning. In September 1995, Warner music group bowed to public pressure ...

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... the world now outnumbered the number of daily newspapers. Many people were now listening to the news from the radio than going out and having to buy a newspaper. In 1955 music was recorded onto a tape. This upgrade in communication lead to eventually CD's and later mp3s. In 1956 the first videotape recorder was built, and in 1958 the videotape delivered color ... . Now people were able to make a copy of a handwritten letter without having to rewrite it. In 1963 the audiocassette came out of Holland. Music was put onto the cassettes and people were now able to listen to the music they wan...

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... violence" (AAP Committee). MTV is the most rising station on cable right now. It shows a good amount of sex and violence everyday. But at MTV, almost one out of three music videos display inappropriate content. The problem isn't the violence in the media though; it is the media's failure to show the consequences of violence. This is especially true of cartoons ... , toy commercials, and music videos. Children often do not realize that it hurts to hit someone else because they see it all the time on TV. Everyday a cartoon character is beat up, injured, or ... were committed. Would anyone...

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... ."" Watching violence on television influences society to act aggressively because of its vulgar content. American children watch an average of three to four hours of television daily. Whether it is a music video, cartoon or a televised sport, a large amount of the programming is violent in a way. Statistics show that children and adolescents in America spend, on average, 28 hours per week watching ... that leads to TV causing aggression, various amounts of people say that television does not concur with physical aggressiveness. Many people point the finger at music or just the environme...

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