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Study Guide: Exam 3
US sex concern |
1. poor sex ed
2. physicians reluctant to prescribe BC
3. the way media promote sex (where are the condoms?) |
Solutions to Sex in the Media |
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) |
How are "new media" different from traditional media |
1. interface
2. interactivity
3. democratization of content(can create and distribute own content) |
FLOW |
perfect balance of skill of player and challenge of the game |
Potential Negative Effects of VG |
-physical injury
-seizures
-gender stereotyping
-violence and agression |
VG rating system |
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 |
Potential positive effects of VG |
-skill improvement
-education
-games for health
-prosocial behavior |
Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association |
-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 |
Use & effects of Computers and the Internet |
-educational benefits
-health benefits
-social media
-sexual content
-advertising
-privacy |
Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) Suggestions |
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 |
"App Gap" |
-gap betweeen have and have nots
-have nots can't navigate this new tech |
Communications act of 1934 |
established the FCC |
Family Viewing Hour of 1975 |
-FCC required broadcast stations provide family friendly content from 8-9
-SC reversed b.c of first amendment (all in the fam. ratings dropped) |
Telecommunications Act of 1996 |
-established the v-chip (all post 2000 TVs)
-responsible for limiting digital divide in schools (now affordable internet for schools) |
Kunkel (2002) |
"-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" |
Cantor (1998) Forbidden Fruit |
-boys wanted to see "parental discretion advised"
-use rating system that kids don't know or just "viewer discretion advised" |
3 Mediation Strategies |
1. Active Mediation
2. Co-viewing
3. Restrictive Mediation |
Wilson and Weiss (1993) |
-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 |
What can parents do about Media? |
-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 |
Media Literacy |
-understanding production impacts
-understanding/interpreting content
-understanding impact |