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Media Literacy
• Media Construct our society• Media contain ideological and value messages• Individuals construct their own meanings from
media• The human brain processes moving images
different than text• Media is most powerful when it operates on an
emotional level
Limbic System
SEX
A ministry has been set up to serve the bored, the stressed and the frustrated of Singapore; the Coca-Cola Ministry of Enjoyment.
The marketing is relentless and global.
Do the CEO’s
have any scruples?
Beverage Intake Among Adolescents Aged 11-18, 1965-1996
SOURCE: Cavadini C et al. Arch Dis Child 2000;83:18-24 (based on USDA surveys)
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Second Step Lesson One
StatisticsInterpersonal violence is the
second leading cause of death for young people
ages 15-24
Second only to motor vehicles accidents
A large majority of victims are related to or acquainted
with their assailantAcqainted
85%
Stranger
15%
Crime ClockOne
VIOLENT CRIMEVIOLENT CRIME every 17 seconds
One AGGRAVATED AGGRAVATED
ASSAULTASSAULT every 28 seconds
OneROBBERYROBBERY
every 51 seconds
One RAPE RAPE
every 5 minutes
OneMURDERMURDER every 23 minutes
This ad appeared in magazines with high youth readership:
Hot Rod = 31%
Rolling Stone = 28%
Spin = 32%
Sports Illustrated = 23%
Vibe = 42%
This ad appeared in the following high youth readership magazines:
Rolling Stone 28%, Hot Rod 31%, Sports Illustrated 23%, TV guide 16%, Sporting News 30%.
Who is the target audience?
Figure 1Substance Appearance in Popular Movies and Songs
22%18%
89%
3%
93%
17%
98%
27%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Movies Popular Songs
Illicit drugs Tobacco Alcohol Any substance
Percentages reflect the number of movies (200 total) and songs (1,000 total) in which substances appeared, whether or not they were used.
Figure 2Percentage of Movies and Songs Associating Illicit Drug Use With:
15%
6%
30%
15%
21%
15%
52%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
20%
30%
20%
6%
2%
3%
81%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
MoviesPopular Songs
Wealth or luxury
Sexual activity
Crime or violence
Anti-use statement
Refusal to use
Pro-use statement or advocacy of use
No consequence to user
Wealth or luxury
Sexual activity
Crime or violence
Anti-use statement
Refusal to use
Pro-use statement or advocacy of use
No consequence to user
Based on the 33 movies and 156 songs that portrayed illicit drug use.
Figure 3Percentage of Movies and Songs Associating Alcohol Use With:
Based on the 183 movies and 149 songs that portrayed alcohol use.
34%
19%
37%
9%
14%
20%
57%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
24%
34%
13%
3%
5%
1%
91%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
MoviesPopular Songs
Wealth or luxury
Sexual activity
Crime or violence
Anti-use statement
Refusal to use
Pro-use statement or advocacy of use
No consequence to user
Wealth or luxury
Sexual activity
Crime or violence
Anti-use statement
Refusal to use
Pro-use statement or advocacy of use
No consequence to user
Figure 4Percentage of Songs and 5-Minute Movie Segments
with Substance Appearance
2%
18%
31%
17%24%
3%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Movies Popular Songs
Illicit Drugs Alcohol Tobacco
In order to measure the concentration of substance appearances within movies, each movie was divided into 5-minute segments, and each segment examined separately for substances. The height of the columns above represents the percentage of all 5-minute movie segments (4,372) or songs (1,000) that contained a substance appearance. The 2% above therefore means that illicit drugs appeared one or more times in the 4,372 movie segments. The percentages refer to the intervals, not the number of appearances.
Figure 5Substance Use in G or PG, PG-13, and R-Rated Movies
Percentages based on 38 G or PG, 65 PG-13, and 97 R-rated movies.
0%
17%20%
79%82%
92%
76%
97%94%
18%14%
18%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
G or PG PG-13 R
Illicit drugs Tobacco Alcohol Other legal drugs
Figure 6Substance Use in Movies by Genre
Percentages based on 60 Action Adventures, 69 Comedies, and 71 Dramas.
10%13%
18%
83%89% 89%88%
93% 93%
12%17%
20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Action Adventure Comedy Drama
Illicit drugs Tobacco Alcohol Other legal drugs
Figure 7Substance Use by Age of Major Characters
Percentages based on 79 major characters under 18 years, 473 characters between 18 and 39, and 196 characters 40 and older.
8% 6%2%
17%
26% 25%22%
57% 57%
4% 5% 5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
under 18 years 18-39 years 40 years and older
Illicit drugs Tobacco Alcohol Other legal drugs
66%
78% 78%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
85%
45%
12%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
51%
2%
33%
12%12%12%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Figure 8Types of Illicit Drugs, Tobacco, and Alcohol in Movies
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Percentage of movies with illicit drugs that show:
Percentage of movies with tobacco portrayals that show use of:
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Based on 43 movies in which illicit drugs appeared, 172 movies portraying tobacco use, and 183 movies portraying alcohol use. Percentages sum to more than 100% because multiple substances appeared in the same movie.
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Figure 9Percentage of Songs with Substance References by Genre
Based on 212 Rap songs, 211 Alternative Rock, 212 Hot-100, 211 Heavy Metal, and 212 Country-Western.
63%
11% 11% 9%
1%
47%
10% 12%
4%
13%
75%
20% 20%
12% 14%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Rap Alternative Hot-100 Heavy Metal Country-Western
Illicit drug references Alcohol references Either drugs or alcohol
Figure 10Types of Illicit Drugs and Alcohol in Songs
Percentage of songs with illicit drug portrayals that refer to:
Percentage of songs with alcohol portrayals that refer to:
Based on 182 songs with illicit drug references and 166 songs with alcohol references. This includes songs in which substances were mentioned but not used.
63%
15%
10%
4%
4%
4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
22%
34%
36%
31%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Marijuana
Crack cocaine
Powder cocaine
Hallucinogens
Heroin or other opiates
Miscellaneous other (amphetamines, inhalants, etc.)
Beer or malt liquor
Wine or champagne
Hard liquor or mixed drinks
Generic terms--e.g., “booze”
The Target of all drugs