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Contents:
I. Youth Culture Stats and Trends:
1) Mainstream Marijuana
2) Teen Alcohol Consumption by Race
3) Family Hour R-rated Movie Marketing
4) “What Would
5) Teen Driver Passenger Restrictions
6) Video Games and Youth
7) Emulating “Jackass”
8) Teen Drug Use and Adult Depression
9) Top Teen Web-Sites in September
10) Online Music Sales Plummet
11) Raising
Children in Today’s
II. CPYU Resources
V. Current Culture Image
IX. E-update & CPYU information
Youth Culture
Stats and Trends:
)
Mainstream Marijuana
The
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101021104/story.html
) Teen
Alcohol Consumption by Race
The
November 5, 2002 Tuesday Gallup Briefing, using aggregated date from three
separate surveys conducted between October 1999 and May 2001 on 1,503 13-17 year
old teens, reveals alcohol consumption rates for white, black and Hispanic teens
at 25%, 8% and 19%, respectively.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/tb/religValue/20021105.asp (fee to access)
See also: Two drinks cloud
judgment
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=sciencenews&StoryID=1698160
See also: Teen pressure and drinking
link
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/abstract.asp?ref=0009-3920&vid=73&iid=5&aid=492 (free abstract)
) Family
Hour R-rated Movie Marketing
The
Parents Television Council reports that 23% of the 3,603 ads for movies aired
during the Family Hour were for R-rated movies. UPN led the list with 33%,
followed by NBC with 26%, FOX with 24%, CBS with 22%, ABC with 15%, WB with 14%,
and PAX with 4%.
http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/release/2002/pr110602.asp
) “What
Would
The
Evangelical Environmental Network created the “What Would Jesus Drive?” campaign
to inform people that transportation choices are moral
choices.
http://www.whatwouldjesusdrive.org
http://wire.ap.org/APnews/center_story.html?FRONTID=BUSINESS&STORYID=APIS7N903TG0
See also: Corporate sponsored worship
article
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-11-04-christian-chevy-tour-side_x.htm
See
also: The December 2002 edition of
Seventeen magazine contains a 6-page (pp. 156-161) article about Christian rock
music, concerts and festivals.
) Teen
Driver Passenger Restrictions
The
National Transportation Safety Board recommends that states keep young drivers
with a provisional license from carrying more than one passenger under the age
of 20, unless accompanied by a supervising adult driver who is at least 21 years
of age or until they receive an unrestricted license.
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2002/021106.htm
) Video
Games and Youth
The
Kaiser Family Foundation released a summary report about the prevalence and
influence of video games on today’s children and adolescents.
http://www.kff.org/content/2002/3271/Video_Game_Key_Facts.pdf (4 page pdf file
report)
See also: Top 40 video game sales
chart, featuring the record breaking “Grand Theft Auto:
http://www.gamesasylum.com/articles/showarticle.php?id=807
)
Emulating “Jackass”
Several stunts from the hit movie “Jackass” are being
imitated in real life.
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=entertainmentnews&StoryID=1717218
See
also: The Parent Television Council is
warning parents not to let their children see the “Jackass” movie for fear of
inciting copy-cat incidents.
http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/release/2002/pr103102.asp
) Teen
Drug Use and Adult Depression
The
Archives of General Psychiatry reports an association between early drug use and
later psychiatric disorders, from a 14 year study of 736
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/issues/current/abs/yoa10037.html (free abstract)
See
also: Depression higher for teen
girls
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1699309
) Top Teen
Web-Sites in September
Nielsen//NetRatings reports the top 10 global Internet
properties from September 2002 for 12-17 year old teens.
|
|
Unique
Audience |
|
Yahoo! |
14,764,854 |
|
MSN |
12,741,576 |
|
AOL
Time Warner |
9,836,472 |
|
Microsoft |
9,836,472 |
|
Google |
7,617,103 |
|
Lycos Network |
7,220,215 |
|
About-Primedia |
4,475,824 |
|
Amazon |
3,793,629 |
|
Sharman Networks (Kazaa) |
3,793,629 |
|
eBay |
3,281,394 |
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/pr/pr_021112_global.pdf (3 page pdf file report)
) Online
Music Sales Plummet
According to comScore Media Metrix, online music sales
fell 25% to $545 million for the first nine months of 2002 as compared to $730
million for the same time period in 2001. Since the demise of Napster,
file-sharing services Kazaa and Morpheus have increased their average monthly
user base, from less than 1 million in the second quarter of 2001 to 7.3 and 3.8
million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2002. Kazaa had 9.4 million
monthly users in the third quarter of 2002.
http://www.comscore.com/news/online_music_sales110402.htm
) Raising
Children in Today’s
Public Agenda released a report on raising children
titled, “A lot easier said than done”. The report elaborates on six findings: 1)
Protecting children from the world outside, 2) Television: a worrisome old
friend, 3) Trying to create a responsible adult, 4) The complex equation of
parenting, 5) Dating, driving and decisions: the teen years, and 6) Depending on
the circumstances: the views of low-income parents and single
parents.
http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/parents/parents.htm (registration required to access the free 54
page pdf file report until November 27)
See
also: Stressed out parents
poll
http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr021108.asp
See also: “Puffing parents send mixed
messages” article
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1678197
CPYU
Resources:
NEW MUSIC
RESOURCE from CPYU’s Walt Mueller: A
colorful 12 page resource titled, “How to use your HEAD to guard your HEART:
a 3-D Guide to making responsible music choices”. Prices, including shipping and handling, are $3 each
for 1-5 copies and $2 each for 6+ copies. To order, contact CPYU at 717-361-8429
(voice), 717-361-8964 (fax), or e-mail cpyuinfo@cpyu.org
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Pop Culture
Quotes
“No.
Absolutely not. Parents have a responsibility to make decision about what they
want their children to hear. You get only one shot at being a parent, and you
have to do what you think is right. Nothing against Eminem on a personal level
or against the way he expresses himself, but I wouldn't want my son listening to
him.”
-Creed's Scott Stapp when asked, "If your son, Jagger,
wanted to buy Eminem's new CD, The Eminem
Show, would you let him?" Blender, October 2002 p. 56
“I don’t
believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral
responsibility for what he or she is putting out there. And I think a lot of
these young kids are going to have to learn the hard way before they realize
that you can actually do some damage if you’re being careless or frivolous in
what you’re saying.”
-Tom Petty, Rolling Stone,
“When people
tell me that I saved their lives, that's a compliment, because what they don't
know is that I'm trying to save my own life. I'm crying out for help, and I'm
saving somebody else.”
-Mary J. Blige in response to the question, "What's the
biggest compliment a fan could give you?" Rolling Stone,
“If I was
having a bad day, or if something was really getting me down—boy troubles,
whatever—I wanted to go out and get a new piercing. It was definitely a release
for me. Something that made me feel a little more strong or empowered. Because
it was something that had to do with me and no one
else.”
-
Christina Aguilera, Rolling Stone,
“I do think
kids should express themselves. If Kelly wants another tattoo where nobody can
see it, fine. But if she came in with something on her chest I would have to
have it removed. As a mother, your kids are young and beautiful, and then you
see that baby smoking and drinking, with tattoos and piercings . . . It breaks
my heart.”
-
Sharon Osbourne, Teen People, November 2002, p. 104.
“My mom tried
to get me to go to counseling when I was young. I had bed-wetting problems until
I was 16. I was really just this whacked-out kid. I’m the kind of person who
bottles it up, and I couldn’t open up to someone just because he was a guy in a
suit who gets paid for it. My music has been my way of being able to open up to
someone without talking to them . . .”
-
Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix, Spin, December 2002, p.
84.
“Because my
God is a God of love, and forgiveness, and understanding—and I only answer to
Him. I mean, there’s a New Testament, and Jesus died not just for you but for
all of us. How can you judge the speck in my eye when you’ve got a tree growing
out of yours?”
- Former NFL football player Esera Tuaolo, who wrote a
“coming-out” article on pages 72-77 in the
“The being
that created girls—God, Allah or whoever—is worthy of a
handshake.”
-
Coldplay’s singer Chris Martin, Teen People, November 2002, p.
74.
“My dad’s been
a Scientologist for thirty-five years . . . My grandfather was a Presbyterian
minister, and my mother raised us Jewish, so I’ve had lots of influences. But
whatever.”
-
Singer/songwriter Beck, Spin, November 2002, p. 80.
“God wrote it,
I just held the pencil”
-Country singer Alan Jackson speaking about his post
September 11 song Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) from USA
Weekend,
http://usaweekend.com/02_issues/021103/021103alan_jackson.html
Lyrical
Expression
Once upon a time there was a girl, In her early years
she had to learn
How to grow up living in a war that she called home, Never
know just where to turn for shelter from the storm
Hurt me to see the pain
across my mother's face, Every time my father's fist would put her in her
place
Hearing all the yelling I would cry up in my room, Hoping it would be
over soon
(Chorus) Bruises fade
father, but the pain remains the same, And I still remember how you kept me so
afraid
Strength is my mother for all the love she gave, Every morning that I
wake I look back to yesterday, And I'm OK
I often wonder why I carry all
this guilt, When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've
built
Shadows stir at night through a crack in the door, The echo of a broken
child screaming "please no more"
Daddy, don't you understand the damage you
have done, To you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on
-
I’m Okay by Christina Aguilera from
her Stripped
album.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/christinaaguilera/imok.html
She
says I got something to say, she knows what she says will change
everything
She’s laid through so many sleepless nights, she’s
cryin’, she’s cryin’, she’s cryin;
Mother, that man took my soul
away,
Father, how could you ever treat me this
way
Brother, I won’t ever let him do this again, this time
it’s over, I’m gonna make it end
Now
it’s over, the old man is dead, lyin’ on the ground, bullet in his
head
She
stood at the foot of the guilty bed last night, she held what could set her free
for the rest of her life
She
did all that she said that she planned to do, she’s through, she’s through,
she’s through.
-
Sarah Yellin’ by 3 Doors Down from
the Away from the Sun
album
Current
Culture Image
This Reebok Classic ad appeared in the
Culture Links
“Childhelp USA® is one of the largest and oldest
national non-profits dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse
and neglect.”
http://www.wordspy.com/topwords.asp
This site provides lists, definitions and rankings about
popular words in culture.
“The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy
research and educational organization established to examine the social,
economic, and governance problems facing the nation.”
“VCR/DVR
Alert”
The
second season of MTV’s hit show, the Osbournes, is scheduled to commence on
http://www.mtv.com/onair/osbournes/
Walt Mueller’s
“CQ” (Commentary/Quote)
If
you're going to be at the Youth
Specialties National Youthworkers' Convention in
“Numerous studies have shown a relationship between the
family environment and the use of drugs and alcohol among adolescents. But
anyone who has ever spent any significant amount of time with kids doesn’t need
scientific studies to prove the link. Kids who come from homes where there is
divorce, separation, an absent parent, discord, marital conflict, unreasonable
pressure/expectations, poor communication, abuse, or alcoholism are more likely
to abuse drugs and alcohol. Conversely, kids who come from homes characterized
by love, nurturing, affection, involvement, and marital harmony are less likely
to abuse drugs and alcohol.”
- From Walt Mueller’s award winning book Understanding Today’s Youth Culture, p.
319.
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