Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Violence In Music

Teenagers who spend most of their time watching violence and sex depicted in the "gangsta life" rap music videos are more likely to mimic what they've seen putting their lives at risk.
After studying a selected 522 girls betweeb the ages of 14 and 18, researchers found that compared to the girls who didn't watch these sexy violent videos, the girls who viewed these "gangsta" videos for about 14 hours a week were far more likely to practice a number of destructive behaviors. Over the course of a one year study, they were:
Three times more likely to hit a teacher
Over 2.5 times more likely to get arrested
Twice as likely to have multiple sexual partners 1.5 times more likely to get a sexually transmitted disease, use drugs, or drink alcohol.

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