Cameron Williams 11 April 2011 4th Hour Ms. Mason Music Affect on Teens The negative effects that music can have on teens are that it encourages sexual activity, causes hearing loss, and encourages violence, but positive effect that music can have on teens is that it can help them concentrate, it can help them have a positive mind and can help them do better in school. During teenage years, teens use music as an escape to their problem. But music can affect teenager’s life in a negative way, like causing them to go to jail, or even death, or in positive ways like causing them to become good writers, or entertaining them. Teens listen to different songs with different messages, some good, and some bad. It depends how the teen react to the music.
This one is greatly affected by the media. A majority of musicians have problems with drugs, alcohol, public disorder and infidelity. Most come from broken families with toxic environments. They reflect their emotions in the songs they write which greatly influence listeners. The media likes to capture rock musicians using drugs at wild parties and acting irresponsible to get attention from people and increase magazine sales and ratings.
Imaginary audience arises from the larger concept of adolescent egocentrism. Teens will feel that the imaginary audience is always commenting and judging them, teens at times can get caught up in their imagination and consider themselves “celebrities” but no one is actually watching them. The adolescent get so caught up in their imagination, that they develop a mood for their “audience”. The mood that the “audience” usually has is the attitude that the teen has that day for example if the teen feels self conscious than the “audience” is going to be judgmental. Children in childhood have imaginary friends, and they do believe that “others see what they see, know what they know, hear what they
Sam Buxton English 1010 Derek Henderson 08 December, 2012 Heavy Metal = Satan? In our society today, many look down upon heavy metal/ hardcore music and think that it is a major cause of depression, recklessness, anger issues, problems with grades and behavior at school, bad attitudes, and increased violent tendencies in teens that decide to predominantly listen to it. However, studies have shown that not only is this not true, but the opposite is most often the case. Listening to heavy metal music can increase positive moods, decrease violent tendencies, release internal anger and stress, and make a person happier. A study on mood and depression conducted by Shaleen L. Coss of the psychology department at Loyola University, found that participants who listened to heavy metal music with violent lyrics and music were less likely to feel depressed afterward than those who listened to non-violent songs.
This causes teens to turn to drinking as teens think this is cool and think this can help them fit in and be accepted by their peers. Eating disorders and self esteem Teenagers are obsessed with image they either think they’re not skinny enough or they’re legs are to short or there nose is too big. The media is constantly obsessing over image of celebrities and its causing teens to change there image in an unhealthy way just so they can fit in and be beautiful. This can lead to further problems for teens. Many teens already have low self esteem and can become quickly influenced by the
Gang members also bribe young teens with alcohol and drugs. When they use this method, most teens feel cool and get hooked from this point. This is why they need to be controlled better because they affect our youth in a drastic
While they may be off the hook legally, they seem to us perfect cowards: inciters of violence confusing life for some killer video game. In their dancing about, in their thrilling to the assault, they made themselves partners in intimidation. [pic]TriMet beating Police are investigating the beating of a 14-year-old girl on a MAX train, but wish someone had called 9-1-1 when the incident took place. Watch video [pic] And what about the mute passengers? Perhaps the sudden incident wasn't perceived as so malevolent.
Informative Essay: Does Music Effect Teenagers By: Brandon Arnett With music being such a staple in youth culture, it seems that each teenager has a “soundtrack to their life.” But, are they just innocently listening to their favorite tunes? Or are they in for something more? In the media it seems that certain groups that are affiliated with particular genres of music, often seen with styles such as rap and hard-rock/heavy metal, are pinpointed when something within their community goes bad, as having been strongly influenced by the music they listen to. But does it truly work this way? Can the content of a song influence one’s actions and/or behavior?
Statistics have shown that the violence among young people is increasing every year. Many people blame musicians and other types of artists who portray negative actions as something positive. Others might blame the parents for not watching over their children. But many people fall short to bring up technology as an issue. With the new DVD that shows sex and violence or computers that gives kids access to unauthorized sites, technology is something that many parents need to look out for.
Peer pressure, curiosity, and the availability of drugs are factors that some youthful and vulnerable teenagers have to deal with in their adolescent lives. One of the significant reasons of teenage drug use is peer pressure, particularly from the social influences among friends, acquaintances, school, and the community. Depending on the person’s experiences and choices, circumstances and consequences may vary. If a teenager’s social main group is using drugs, then there may be a strong pressure due to the fact that drugs are present and can easily be offered. Also, the person might get convinced to think that there is nothing wrong with trying drugs because “everybody else is doing it.” In the effect that teenagers will try drugs just to fit in the social norms, they might do it to impress their buddies to be considered "cool" as part of being in the group and gain acceptance by friends.