Sexuality, Relationships and the Media

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Sexuality, Relationships and the Media
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Objectives

• By the end of this workshop participants will
• Have an improved understanding of media and its
  messages for our youth.
• Learnt practical activities to explore media and
  relationships.
• Be aware of quality resources and websites.

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Sex on TV Quiz

• In 1950 only 10 of homes in USA had a TV. What
  percentage of US homes currently have at least 1
  TV?
• A 85
• B 95
• C 99
• Kaiser Family Foundation (2001)

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Sex on TV Quiz

• What percentage of US youth have TVs in their
  bedrooms?
• A 31
• B 54
• C 75
• Kaiser Family Foundation (2001)

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Sex on TV Quiz

• The average adolescent watches at least 3 hours
  of TV a day.
• True
• False
• Neilsen Media Research, (1998)

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Sex on TV Quiz

• Of the programmes that depicted teen characters
  in sexual situations, how many had no reference
  to risk or responsibility?
• A 41
• B 68
• C 92
• Kaiser Family Foundation (2001)

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TV and Teens

• A US study showed in the top 20 shows among teen
  viewers
• 83 of episodes included sexual content
• 20 with sexual intercourse.
• Kaiser Family Foundation (2001)
• But what was missing?

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My Space

• A 2007 study of 16-17yr olds Myspace web profiles
  showed
• 21 describe sexual activity
• 97.2 contained personally identifiable
  information. (Moreno, Parks Richardson, 2007)
• So what are the potential dangers?

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Pornography and Sexual Violence

• Social Psychology research predominantly
• focuses on depictions of sexual violence.
• Exposure to pornography increases acceptance of
  the rape myth( Oddone-Paolucci Et al, 2000)
• As pornography became widely available in
  1960/70s the rate of reported rapes sharply
  increased. (Court, 1985)

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Video Games

• Violent game playing may have more effect
• than watching violent TV because...
• Playing the role
• Actively rehearse violence
• Engage in the sequence
• Repetition and reward.
• (Gentile and Anderson, 2003)

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Video Games

• Playing violent video games
• Increases arousal heart rate and blood pressure
• Increases aggressive thinking, feelings and
  behaviour (also true of violent music)
• Decreases pro-social behaviour
• ( Anderson, 2003)

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Critical Media Literacy

• Critical media literacy is the ability to sift
  through
• and analyse the messages that inform, entertain
  and
• sell to us every day.
• Pertinent questions
• What's there, and what's not there?
• What are the motives, the money, the values and
  the ownership?
• How do these factors influence content?

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References

• Anderson,C. (2003,2004) Cited in Myers,
  D.G.(2007) Exploring Psychology (4th ed). Chapter
  25 Does the Media Influence social behaviour.
  Boston McGraw-Hill.
• Court (1985) Cited in Myers, D.G.(2007) Exploring
  Psychology (4th ed). Chapter 25 Does the Media
  Influence social behaviour. Boston McGraw-Hill.
• Gentile and Anderson (2003) Cited in Myers,
  D.G.(2007) Exploring Psychology (4th ed). Chapter
  25 Does the Media Influence social behaviour.
  Boston McGraw-Hill.
• Henry,J.Kaiser Family Foundation (2001). Sex on
  TV2 A biennial Report of the Kaiser Family
  Foundation 2001.
• Moreno, M.A. Parks, M. Richardson, L.P. (2007).
  What are Adolescents Showing the World About
  Their Health risk Behaviors on MySpace. Medscape
  General Medicine 9 (4)9.
• Neilsen Media Research (1998). 1998 Report on
  Television. New York. Nielsen Media Reseach.
• (Oddone-Paolucci Et al (2000). Cited in Myers,
  D.G.(2007) Exploring Psychology (4th ed). Chapter
  25 Does the Media Influence social behaviour.
  Boston McGraw-Hill.

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Contact Details

• Paula Crabbe Health Promotion Area Manager
  Northern
• Ph 09-5243354
• Paula.crabbe_at_familyplanning.org.nz
• Toni Ingram Health Promoter Auckland
• Ph 522 0120 ext 9215
• Toni.ingram_at_familyplanning.org.nz
• www.familyplanning.org.nz