Juan V Colon English 3103 November 5, 2003 The medias influence on adolescen s

The media is a !o"erful force o be rec#oned$ %ll of he !eo!le are in con ac "i h i in one "a& or ano her, being hrough "a ching a maga'ine, a ne"s!a!er, he TV, hearing music, even "hen &ou go ou ads are ever&"here$ Even if one doesn reali'e i , ever&one ge s influences b& he media a one !oin or ano her in life, es!eciall& during adolescence$ (uring adolescence here are fas emo ional, !s&chological, and biological changes$ )n his s age of life adolescen s are concerned on ho" he& are vie"ed b& o her !eo!le, es!eciall& #ids heir o"n age or a li le older$ This !reoccu!a ion leads hem o search for a "a& of ac ing, dressing and al#ing in a "a& ha he& hin# ha he& "ould be li#ed b& hese !eo!le$ *ou can sa& ha adolescen s ma& absorb in o heir minds and co!&ca an& behavior ha he& see and hin# is cool$ )n his ime he media !la&s a role of grea magni ude for hese adolescen s$ The& see as heroes ever&one he& hin#, or heir friends hin#, are cool and r& o imi a e hem in ever& "a& !ossible$ +or ins ance, a bo& considers cool o vandali'e s uff or o rea "omen li#e "hores because he& sa" i on a music video$ This assaul agains "omen in music can be seen in he ,role model- Ja& ., in "hich he sings/ ,01h &o don ge mad a me2 ) don love 3em, ) f444 3em2 ) don chase 3em, ) duc# 3em2 ) re!lace 3em "i h ano her one0- $ This song is an e5am!le of "ha #ids are lis ening o and "ha he& are follo"ing as a role model, his migh lead hem o believe ha "omen are of less value and o mis rea hem$ The message from he media sen o girls is differen from hose sen o males$ The media ells "omen "ha is se5&, ho" o loo# good, "ha is righ and "rong for a "oman, ho" o dress, e c$ so ha he& can ,feel good "i h hemselves-$ )n reali & i !ushes a "oman o be bulimic or feel bad abou her self6a!!earance$ %no her message sen o hem is ha he& have o be submissive o men$ % re!resen a ion of his can be heard in he 7ri ne& 8!ears song ,)m a slave 9 u- in "hich she sings/ ,)m a slave for &ou2 ) canno hold i 0 ) reall& "anna dance "i h &ou2 ) reall& "anna do "ha &ou "an me o0-$ This song !ossibl& ma#es some girls, since childhood, hin# ha he& have o do "ha ever men sa&$ ) can be seen ha he media affec s us since "e are born hroughou our en ire lives, es!eciall& during adolescence in "hich he image sha!ing and forma ion is a#ing !lace$ Ever&one is e5!osed o he media no ma er "ha $ :ha ever&bod& should r& and do is o have a clear and secure hough s abou "ha he& "an in life, if his is hough o children since heir earl& &ears he& migh no ge mani!ula ed b& he media and hin# for hemselves, "hich is he im!or an hing$