Study Guide: Exam 3
20 Cards in this Set
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US sex concern
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1. poor sex ed
2. physicians reluctant to prescribe BC
3. the way media promote sex (where are the condoms?)
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Solutions to Sex in the Media
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1. parents (limit or use media to talk to kids about it)
2. schools (peer led programs instead of just abstinence)
3. media (more emphasis on consequences)
4. government (censorship)
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How are "new media" different from traditional media
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1. interface
2. interactivity
3. democratization of content(can create and distribute own content)
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FLOW
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perfect balance of skill of player and challenge of the game
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Potential Negative Effects of VG
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-physical injury
-seizures
-gender stereotyping
-violence and agression
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VG rating system
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self-regulated system...mostly age based with some content descriptors.
1. don't reflect content
2. parents don't understand ratings
3. ratings not enforced
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Potential positive effects of VG
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-skill improvement
-education
-games for health
-prosocial behavior
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Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association
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-supreme court case (originated the VG should be banned to those under 18 (GTA hot coffee mod))
-not more violent or sexual than other media
-up to parents
-7/2
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Use & effects of Computers and the Internet
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-educational benefits
-health benefits
-social media
-sexual content
-advertising
-privacy
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Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) Suggestions
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1) make sure there is parental permission to be online
2. provide terms of use/ agreement
3. disclose if you will sell child's info to 3rd party
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"App Gap"
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-gap betweeen have and have nots
-have nots can't navigate this new tech
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Communications act of 1934
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established the FCC
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Family Viewing Hour of 1975
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-FCC required broadcast stations provide family friendly content from 8-9
-SC reversed b.c of first amendment (all in the fam. ratings dropped)
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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-established the v-chip (all post 2000 TVs)
-responsible for limiting digital divide in schools (now affordable internet for schools)
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Kunkel (2002)
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"-are the ratings accurate? do they work?
findings: age system actually better overall for violence and sex depictions...industry doesn't self-regulate with content descriptors as well"
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Cantor (1998) Forbidden Fruit
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-boys wanted to see "parental discretion advised"
-use rating system that kids don't know or just "viewer discretion advised"
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3 Mediation Strategies
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1. Active Mediation
2. Co-viewing
3. Restrictive Mediation
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Wilson and Weiss (1993)
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-watching scary media with siblings?
found: watched w/ sibling were less scared and enjoyed more. however, retained less of what happened than those who watch alone
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What can parents do about Media?
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-monitor children's time
-no tv/comp. in child's bedroom
-model proper media use
-eliminate background tv
-limit tv on school days
-use mediation strategies
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Media Literacy
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-understanding production impacts
-understanding/interpreting content
-understanding impact
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Study Guide: Exam 3