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The changing portrayal of adolescents in the media since 1950 / edited by Patrick E. Jamieson, Daniel Romer.

Title: The changing portrayal of adolescents in the media since 1950 / edited by Patrick E. Jamieson, Daniel Romer.
Publication: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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xiv, 466 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

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Adolescents are eager consumers of mass media entertainment and are particularly susceptible to various forms of media influence, such as modeling, desensitization, and contagion. These once controversial phenomena are now widely accepted along with the recognition that the media are a major socializer of youth. During the economic boom of the post-World War II era, marketers and advertisers identified adolescents as a major audience, which led to the emergence of a pervasive youth culture. Enormous changes ensued in the media's portrayal of adolescents and the behaviors they emulate. These changes were spurred by increased availability and consumption of television, which joined radio, film, and magazines as major influence on youth. Later, the rapid growth of the video game industry and the internet contributed to the encompassing presence of the media. Today, opportunities for youthful expression about to the point where adolescents can easily create and disseminate content with little control by traditional media gatekeepers. In this book leading scholars analyze the emergence of youth culture in music and powerful trends in gender and ethnic-racial representation, sexuality, substance use, violence, and suicide portrayed in the media. This book illuminates the evolution of teen portrayal, the potential consequences of these changes, and the ways policy-makers and parents can respond.

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University press scholarship online.

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Includes index.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Contents

Pt. 1. The emergence and evolution of a youth culture in the media. Understanding the "jackpot market" : media, marketing, and the rise of the American teenager / Bill Osgerby -- "Still Talking about my generation!" the representation of youth in popular music / Andy Bennett -- Music videos : media of the youth, by the youth, for the youth / Michael Rich -- pt. 2. Portrayal of adolescents and influential behaviors. It matters what young people watch : health risk behaviors portrayed in top-grossing movies since 1950 / Patrick E. Jamieson ... [et al.] -- Adolescent gender role portrayals in the media : 1950 to the present / Jennifer L. Walsh, L. Monique Ward -- Adolescent body image and eating in the media : trends and implications for adolescent health / Kristen Harrison -- African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans in the media : implications for adolescents / Carolyn A. Stroman, Jannette L. Dates -- Adolescents and television violence / W. James Potter -- Tobacco portrayals in U.S. advertising and entertainment media / Timothy Dewhirst -- The changing portrayal of alcohol use in television advertising / Jennifer Horner, Patrick E. Jamieson, Daniel Romer -- From twin beds to sex at your fingertips : teen sexuality in movies, music, television, and the internet, 1950 to 2005 / Susannah Stern and Jane D. Brown -- pt. 3. Evolving forms of media influence. Games, they are-a changin' : technological advancements in video games and implications for effects on youth / James D. Ivory -- Adolescents and the internet / Linda A. Jackson -- pt. 4. Policy implications for healthy adolescent development. Policy interventions / C. Edwin Baker -- Conclusions / Patrick E. Jamieson, Amy Jordan, Daniel Romer.

ISBN

9780195342956 (pbk. : alk. paper)
019534295X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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^^2007052293

OCLC

187417671

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Harvard Library