What impact does the deluge of television viewing have on kids? It is anything but neutral, as several studies have documented. Television can and does influence behavior, often in a bad way:
· Adolescents who watch a lot of television consistently score lower on academic achievement tests. Researchers have found that high levels of television viewing have a negative impact on school performance.
· Adolescents who were sexually active or used alcohol, tobacco or other drugs listened to the radio, watched music videos, and viewed movies, cartoons and soap operas on television more often than other teens who did not participate in these behaviors.
· Those fifth and sixth graders who had a greater awareness of alcohol advertisements in the media than their peers intended to drink as adults, had positive associations with drinking, and were more aware of beer brands.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Alcohol and Drugs: Weakening the Defenses Against Premarital Sex
People under the influence of alcohol or drugs do things they may not do when thinking and acting rationally. They lose a measure of control over their actions, because they lose the ability to think clearly and make appropriate decisions. A person under the influence may even violate his own values because his thinking is confused and his judgment is blurred. People frequently step over the line sexually when drunk or high on drugs--something they would not do when sober.
This is also true of forced sex. A large number of cases of date-rape—or rape by a friend, boyfriend, or acquaintance—are also influenced by the use of alcohol and drugs. Linda Fairstein, sex-crimes prosecutor in Manhattan and author of Sexual Violence: Our War Against Rape, says, “Drink—the abuse of it, the abuses that occur because of it—is key. In up to 70 percent of acquaintance rapes, alcohol plays a role. And because alcohol poses such a powerful problem, it is the rule at almost every school (and the law in most states) that ‘[sexual] consent is not meaningful’ if given while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication.”[i] In other words, you could be charged with sexual assault if he or she says “yes” to sex but is under the influence—even if it wasn’t your fault that the person became intoxicated.
[i] Crichton, Sarah. “Sexual Correctness: Has it gone too far?” Newsweek, October 25, 1993, p. 4.
[1] Crichton, Sarah. “Sexual Correctness: Has it gone too far?” Newsweek, October 25, 1993, p. 4.
This is also true of forced sex. A large number of cases of date-rape—or rape by a friend, boyfriend, or acquaintance—are also influenced by the use of alcohol and drugs. Linda Fairstein, sex-crimes prosecutor in Manhattan and author of Sexual Violence: Our War Against Rape, says, “Drink—the abuse of it, the abuses that occur because of it—is key. In up to 70 percent of acquaintance rapes, alcohol plays a role. And because alcohol poses such a powerful problem, it is the rule at almost every school (and the law in most states) that ‘[sexual] consent is not meaningful’ if given while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or prescription medication.”[i] In other words, you could be charged with sexual assault if he or she says “yes” to sex but is under the influence—even if it wasn’t your fault that the person became intoxicated.
[i] Crichton, Sarah. “Sexual Correctness: Has it gone too far?” Newsweek, October 25, 1993, p. 4.
[1] Crichton, Sarah. “Sexual Correctness: Has it gone too far?” Newsweek, October 25, 1993, p. 4.
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