The document discusses the effects that media has on teens. It covers how media portrays unrealistic body images and glorifies risky behaviors which can influence teens. It also examines how excessive social media and video game use has been linked to increased aggression, violence, and depression in teens. The social disorganization theory is presented as a way to understand how rapidly changing social norms from media exposure can disrupt societies expectations of teens.

1. Problems of Well-being
effects Media has on Teens
By:Meghan Janssen
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2. effects Media has on Teens
Media
- Video games
- Body image
- Glorified negative behaviours
Social Media
- Cyber Bullying
- Facebook depression
Theory
- Social Disorganization theory
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3. -1/12 teens report that they have attempted suicide”(Greenburg, 2013).
-”29% of teen have posted mean information, embarrassing
photos or spread rumours about someone on Facebook”(Thomas, n.d.).
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4. Media: Video Games
•It is said that teens that
watch more than 5 hours
of TV a day are more violent
(Thomas, n.d.).
•Studies show that consistent
use of violent video games
can make teens more
aggressive, more confrontational, more physically violent and
have a decline in academics.
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5. Media: Video Games
•
This is because repetition is
•
The link below is a clip from
CNN
an effective teaching method
that enhances learning.
News. Watch the first minute,
as they look at the impact video
•
Video games are more
influential than movies in
some cases because the
individual has to be an active
participant in the game.
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games have on violence.
•
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=8Ku0ZlzGr1A

6. Media:
Body Image
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7. Media: Body Image
•
The girls on TV shows, billboards, ads and in
magazines portray an unrealistic view of what
women should look like. This false representation
strongly impacts girls, mainly teens.
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8. Media: Body Image
•
They strive to look like
women portrayed in media
because that is what they
believe is considered pretty.
•
This results in young girls
developing eating disorders
which can cause emotional and
physical health problems, and
can be potentially fatal.
(Loop, 2013)
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9. Media: Body Image
Body image is the way that someone perceives their body and assumes
others perceive them. This image is often affected by family, friends, social
pressure, and the media. (Spurling, 2010)
Statistics
“95 percent of people with eating disorders are between the ages of 12
and 25”(Do something, n.d.).
“Only 10 percent of people suffering from an eating disorder will seek
professional help” (Do something, n.d.)..
See what teens are up against:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvK0W60I
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10. Media: Body Image
•
Eating disorders are the third most
common chronic illness among women.
(Spurling, 2010)
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11. Media: Glorified negative
behaviours
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12. Media: Glorified negative
behaviours
•TV shows and movies show beautiful, thin and popular
women smoking, drinking or doing drugs.
•This by itself can be peer pressure for teens.
•This is also shown through the sexual behaviour in
which teens see on TV.
•Watching such behaviour can make teens think that it is
acceptable and expected for them to act in a similar way.
(Mokeyane, 2013)
(Loop, 2013)
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13. •The media teens see on an every day basis can effect
them in many ways.
•The average child will see more than 200,000 acts of
violence before their 18th birthday
•“TV characters often depict risky behaviours, such as
smoking and drinking, and also reinforce gender-roles
and racial stereotypes”(Kids-health, 2013).
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14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0MKcZyOirA
In the link above, it demonstrates the type of behaviour that is encouraged of teens.
This encouragement comes from TV shows such as Degrassi.
They make teens think that what they do in the show is acceptable and expected.
Note the bullying, aggression, sex appeal, danger and body image.
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15. Media:Social Media
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16. “Cyber bullying is quite common and can occur to any young
person online and can cause profound psychological outcomes
including depression, anxiety, severe isolation and suicides”
(Do something, n.d.).
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17. Media: Social Media
Cyber Bullying
-The existence of cyber bullying is not news to us.
-With social media resources being in demand by teens around the
world, the possibilities for cyber bullying becomes endless.
-Bullying can no longer stay at school, it comes into the home on
cell phones and computers.
“According to a recent poll, 22% of teenagers log on
to their favourite social media site more than 10
times a day, and more than half of adolescents log
on to a social media site more than once a
day” (Pearson, 2011).
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18. Media: Social Media
Cyber Bullying
• 70% of students report seeing
frequent bullying online.
• Over 80% of teens use a cell
phone regularly, making it the most
common medium for cyber bullying.
• 81% of young people think bullying
online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.
• 90% of teens who have seen social-media bullying say they have ignored it.
•
(Do something, n.d.).
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19. Media: Social Media
Facebook depression
•Social media keeps
people connected at all
times.
• However, teens become
more lonely and private as
a result of this constant
connection.
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20. Media: Social Media
Facebook depression
•In some cases teens can become
‘Facebook depressed’ and develop
symptoms of depression.
•This can occur from excessive use of social media sites.
•It is said that the intensity of the online world is the
trigger and can result in social isolation.
•This social isolation and depression-like symptoms can
lead to related blogs, and later substance abuse, sex, and
ultimately self destruction.
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21. Theory:
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
According to the Social Disorganization theory
of social problems, rapid social change
disrupts the norms in society.
This theory can be directly related to how the
media has rapidly altered social norms in
modern society.
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22. Theory:
SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION
This has been done through the introduction of social
networking, online video gaming and increased
presence of idealistic male and female bodies.
Video games have gone from an interacting source of
entertainment with friends to a much more violentbased past time
Media falsely represents the expectation of teens and
causes disruption in households and society.
The large involvement that media now plays in our
every day lives has disrupted the social norms.
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23. References
CosmoGirl. (2010, May, 25). Teennick degrassi trailer. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=c0MKcZyOirA
Greenburg, B. (2013). Hugg Post Parents- what is going on with out teens? teen Suicide and violence.
Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-greenberg/what-is-going-on-withour_b_4235416.html
How tv affects your child. (2011). Kids Health. Retrieved from http://kidshealth.org/parent/
positive/family/tv_affects_child.html
Loop, E. (2013). Global Post- the negative influences TV has on teens. Retrieved from (http://
everydaylife.globalpost.com/negative-influence-tv-teens-7224.html
Mokeyane, K. (2013). Global Post- media’s positive and negative influence on teenagers. Retrieved from
http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/negative-influence-tv-teens-7224.html
MOXNEWS. (2012, January 11). CNN: Is there a link between video games and violence. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ku0ZlzGr1A
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24. References
Schurgin-O’Keeffe, G., & Clarke-Pearson, K. (2011). Pediatrics- the impact of social media on children,
adolescents and families. Retrieved from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/4/800.full
Spurling, S. (2010). Yahoo Voice- media and young girls: the pressure of being thin. Retrieved from
http://voices.yahoo.com/media-young-girls-pressures-being-thin-6078880.html?cat=25
Teen violence: Statistics, risks, and prevention. (2012). Middle Earth. Retrieved from http://
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Thomas, T. (n.d.). Top ten reviews- 30 statistics about teens and social networking. Retrieved from
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Tim Piper. (2007, October 2.). Beauty Pressure. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Ei6JvK0W60I
11 facts about body image, (n.d.). Do something. Retrieved from http://www.dosomething.org/
tipsandtools/11-facts-about-body-image
11 facts about cyber bullying, (n.d.). Do something. Retrieved from http://www.dosomething.org/
tipsandtools/11-facts-about-body-image
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