Substance Use in Popular Music Videos

Substance Use in Popular Music Videos
Author: Donald F. Roberts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756733865
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Examines the frequency and nature of portrayals of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in music videos -- a medium that appeals primarily to teenagers and young adults. Using a sample of 300 videos, the study examined what substances, if any, were visually depicted &/or verbally referred to; whether substance use was explicitly portrayed; and if so, who used, how often, and under what circumstances. It also asked whether substance use of any kind was a dominant theme of each video. When compared to the 98% of movies or 77% of TV shows in earlier studies, music videos seem low in substance portrayals of any kind. But when substances are depicted visually, they are likely to be consumed and portrayed as pleasant and rewarding. Charts and tables.

Drugs & Society

Drugs & Society
Author: Glen R. Hanson
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1284197859
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5 Stars! from Doody's Book Reviews! (of the 13th Edition) "This edition continues to raise the bar for books on drug use and abuse. The presentation of the material is straightforward and comprehensive, but not off putting or complicated." As a long-standing, reliable resource Drugs & Society, Fourteenth Edition continues to captivate and inform students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals. The authors have integrated their expertise in the fields of drug abuse, pharmacology, and sociology with their extensive experiences in research, treatment, drug policy making, and drug policy implementation to create an edition that speaks directly to students on the medical, emotional, and social damage drug use can cause.