The Adolescent Audience for Music Videos and Why They Watch

Sun, Se-Wen; Lull, James

doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1986.tb03043.x

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“…Music videos are a particularly potent mechanism for the socialization of young people. They watch them for long periods of time and do so to learn how to behave and how to look (Sun & Lull, 1986).…”

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“…For example, young people became highly involved and reported personal connections with music television (Abt, 1987). The strongest factor to emerge from a factor analysis (Sun & Lull, 1986) of motivations for watching MTV was to learn about the social world (e.g., how to dance the latest steps or participate in fashion). However, when young women compare themselves to an image presented on music television, they will almost invariably find themselves lacking and, consequently, are likely to experience negative mood and body dissatisfaction.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Music television programs (e.g., MTV) target audiences between the ages of 12 and 34, with a median age of 23 (Englis, Solomon, & Ashmore, 1994). Viewers typically report watching between half-an-hour and 2 hr of these programs per day (Sun & Lull, 1986). Content analyses of music videos have shown that, like other forms of popular culture, the portrayal of women is decidedly sexist in orientation with high levels of sex-role stereotyping (Kalof, 1993).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Focusing on exposure dynamics, Sun and Lull [60] surveyed a sample of 452 respondents on their uses and use motivations concerning music video. They noted a weak (r = 0.195) relationship between exposure and selected attitudinal measures, although antisocial behaviors were not a primary focus of their study.…”

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Assessing Social Concerns Over the Impact of Popular Music and Music Video: A Review of Scholarly Research

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Abelman²

2009

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For over a half century, the evolution of rock music has been marked by controversy over its social influence. Arguments by the pro-and anti-regulation/censorship camps echo those encountered in debates over the effects of media violence and pornography generally [1]. The present study reviews empirical work on the content and effects of violence in rock music and music videos. In evaluating whether the research meets the high burden for regulatory intervention, we must first establish (1) whether the content of these popular arts is, in fact, providing an increasingly graphic content environment, and (2) whether such contents actually influence audience attitudes and behaviors. A narrative review of the literature suggests that critics of popular music have needed to "fill in the blanks" of their empirical arguments with selective citations to the voluminous literature on general media effects (e.g., with TV violence). The literature on popular music and music videos provides little in the way of longitudinal, externally valid findings that can establish a "smoking gun" with media influences as potent causal agents with human behavior. Implications for media regulation are discussed.

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“…Our definition of the concept of subculture refers to the norms, values, and achievements shared by subgroups within society. Teenagers are inclined to identify themselves with various subcultures which are distinguished by such factors as music style, clothing, material and technological accessories, general appearance, and behavior (Hakanan and Wells, 1993;Hebdige, 1991;Larson and Kubey, 1983;Lemish, Drotner, Liebes, Maigret and Stald, 1998;Sun and Lull, 1985, Sikkema, 1988, Wallace and Kovacheva, 1996van Bork and Jacobs, 1986;van der Rijt, d'Haenens, Jansen and de Vos, 2000). Some teenage subcultures may be more conducive to smoking than others.…”

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confidence: 99%