Men also have to have the tough act going 24/7. A lot of young men must be tall, with muscles and a six pack to be viewed as “sexy”. This is the ways we are teaching our young women. To be beautiful you must be thin, with long hair and a pretty face. This can make a teenage girl think that there is only one way to beautiful. The way these women and supermodels look are viewed by everyone everywhere. The media has a negative impact on how a young woman looks at herself. It is well known that the media has its influence on the way young people think, especially young women. Some things that the media can have a negative influence on are beauty standards, and public behavior. If one is hearing negative things more than positive, those feelings aren’t going to be good. Music already plays a big role in people’s lives today, triggering memories and feelings whether good or bad. 5 hours engaged in some sort of media, they can start to develop that bad habit. If a student sees images of underage drinking and smoking, it can make one think that it is okay to do those things without consequences. Studies have shown that messages in the media can influence the way a child acts. This increase in technology is causing a bigger influence on our youth. Since most people in this generation have a cell phone, computer or hand-held music device, they are more prone to the influence that the music can have on the person. There is a stronger connection with today’s youth with media and technology.

Children now have more access to things like cell phones and iPad, which can expose them to anything. Doing drugs and other illegal things are nothing new to the media, they are just becoming more emphasized today. This includes social media, music, video games and television. Today, the media and technology are practically everywhere. A lot of unnecessary bullying can be a result from someone seeing someone do something or hearing that it’s okay to act like that. With the negative impact can bring violence in schools. The people want to be viewed as popular, therefore they are going to do what is viewed as “cool” in the eyes of the artist. The more they are influenced by the music, the more they are going to do what they lyrics say. If one-third of today’s music has explicit content, and people listen to roughly 2-3 hours of music per day, a lot of the things that they are hearing are not good. “One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use” (Parker-Pope, 2008).

Music today has a negative effect on the people who listen to it.

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