Mtv's Influence On Teenagers

“Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,” said by John Lack on the first airing of MTV. On August 1, 1981 at 12:01 AM, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles released and soon began the incentive for music television. This first music video to launch on MTV ignited a trigger for all other artists to improve their music videos so that theirs may be shown on MTV. The channel provoked younger people all around the United States to be able to watch these videos of their favorite bands and artists. The MTV sensation had an immense impact culturally, socially, and economically throughout this time period.

Parenting to some is the greatest honor, the ultimate goal, but parenting as teens is the harshest possible reality one may perhaps find themselves in. To be a parent not just only means to be the father or mother of a child, but to be a role model who sets the ideals of honesty, love, kindness and empathy. Teen parents being so young, are subjected to a higher degree of difficulty because they themselves are learning who and what they inspire to be. This situation causes a great deal of problems for both the child and parent, therefore why it should not occur. Such a chaotic environment is not somewhere a child needs to be raised, so there must be a solution to this problem. In the U.S “A staggering 750,000 teens get pregnant each year” (Huus, 2010, para. 40), which highlights an area for needed change. Teens need the help dealing with parenting as the difficulties in everyday life for them may be overwhelming. The purpose of this research is to understand the tougher, more strenuous challenges teen parents face in comparison to adult parents. To begin with, one argument that can be made is that teen parents face more strenuous challenges in comparison to adult parents, as teens are not as experienced or wise as adults seem to be due to limited life experience. Moreover, a second argument that can be made is that teens do not have balanced schedules like adults. In like manner, a third argument that can be made is that teens are not as financially stable as adults are.

During the teenage years, there are raging hormones, social acceptance conflicts, developing feelings for the opposite sex, the list can go on for days! The older population tends to have opinions about MTV’s hit show, 16 and pregnant. Some critics say it promotes unprotected sex and has girls thinking it is acceptable to be pregnant young. 16 and pregnant has its flaws, but overall it shows the important message that pregnancy is hard, no matter the age but especially so young. These mothers suffer from depression, social unacceptance, and often times bullying. The t.v show proves how difficult it is to have a child so young, and overall tends to discourage it.

Teen Mom II is the second incarnation of MTV's number one rated reality series 16 and Pregnant. The show documents the lives of four teenage mothers as they struggle to cope with the burden of childrearing in a financially demanding society while trying to navigate through the journey of adolescence. Once catering to a music oriented teenage consumer, MTV has reinvented itself as a teen reality television powerhouse, with many of its reality shows, including Teen Mom II, consistently dominating in the ratings. Although advertisers eagerly race to gain the attention of the much sought after 18-49 demographic, critics question the stereotypes that may be reinforced through the television program and the negative sociological effects, the

It would be hard for one to dispute the fact that MTV has influenced every pop culture trend since its birth in 1981. One could even say that MTV is pop culture. No other media network holds in the palm of its hand the power to control popular cultural evolution the way MTV does. What other media network has influenced and helped shape public opinion, filmmaking, newsgathering techniques, presidential politics, and world politics like MTV has? In addition to that, MTV can take credit for reconstructing the music industry (Rushkoff 126). One would be hard pressed to find a person who does not enjoy some type of music. Thus, "Music" television was built on a foundation that was virtually united by the whole world, and its popularity was

Reality television can be defined as "shows observing real-life situations through television programs that present real people in life, though often deliberately manufactured situations and that monitor their emotions and behavior" (Hispanics). Today, reality television is one of the most popular types of entertainment shown on television. For the past decade, reality television programming has dominated the television market, while inherently giving the impression that what is displayed is indeed reality. Although mature adult audiences may understand the differences between reality and reality television, for children and adolescents, differences can be very less clear. Studies have suggested that these images shown on reality television may have a negative impact on adolescent behaviors and values. Due to the popularity of reality TV, young adults are being negatively impacted by the programming with exposure to sex, drugs and unrealistic ideas of reality. As such, it is important to know what values behaviors youth are ascertaining from reality television (literacy).

Since its inception in 1981, MTV has been a cultural phenomenon as a leading force for pop culture and has changed the world of art and entertainment. The network captured the hearts (and wallets) of millions of young people and quickly built this American cable channel into a global youth cultural mega empire. MTV Networks (MTVN) has developed a prominent global reputation for its ability to provide content without compromising the MTV culture. However, the company faced its biggest challenge in late 2007 with its launch of MTV Arabia in the Middle East. While the market in the Middle East offered MTV with lucrative business opportunities, the networks controversial content posed the potential to backfire in the conservative environment

Reality TV is having a negative impact on teens, exposing them unacceptable behavior at a young age. With teens being glued to the TV these days they are being shown the ugly truth of how the media portrays society. Sex, drugs and partying are just a few examples of what reality shows tend to show, as teens grow up to see this as a normal thing to do. With all the inappropriate things shown, come no repercussions. As teens grow up to see these actions they can be more prone to teen pregnancy, drug overdose, and even car accidents while being under the influence.

n the mainstream news, young mothers have received surplus attention due to the large scale viewers of MTV’s shows Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant. Fox News, leaning far right on the political spectrum commented about the extensive publizity. When the stars from these reality shows made front page on US Weekly and People’s magazine Fox News posted an article in response,“ Tabloids Glamorizing Teen Pregnancy By Putting Teen Moms on Covers.” Young teens who became pregnant and now a part of mainstream culture sex is the highlighted deviance described in this article. Fox News argues that we shouldn’t praise these girls for their actions because, they are irresponsible parents that were just looking for a way to make quick money. That, this

Reality television is a massive hit in todays’ pop culture. Every Tuesday at ten o’clock on MTV, you will find up to three million viewers tuning in to watch the show Teen Mom, which is a spinoff of the reality show 16 and Pregnant that started in 2009. The girls on the show have volunteered themselves to put their lives on television and have people across the nation watch them struggle to survive as a teenager with a child right by their side. Today's pop culture celebrates teen pregnancy by having shows on television like MTV's Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, not to mention, the stars on the show being glamourized on the cover of magazines. This reality show is raising the questions, “Do we support and glorify teen pregnancy?”

The Celebrities have an impact on teens of nowadays inside the present media of which many people are presented to the fabric they grasp or listen which influences their choices on an everyday premise. Youths are the maximum casualties of this media, which favors such celebrities. Superstars can exchange how a youngster takes a gander at him or herself inside the replicate. They can likewise affect a youngster's selections in poor behavior patterns. They have the potential to steer kids into dubious of self-esteem. Children can similarly begin feeling that it is something but trying to come to be highly widely recognized by drawing in the incorrect attention (Cornog). Despite the fact that young people can find out approximately their broad public thru great names, the media can incite pessimistic problems in self-assurance, propensities, shopping, and identity. The essays, in particular, discuss effects of celebrities on teenagers.

According to Indiana University Telecommunications professor, Nicole Martins, who surveyed 185 high school students that watch “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom,” the results showed that, "Heavy viewing of teen mom reality programming positively predicted unrealistic perceptions of what it is like to be a teen mother" (Martins 1). In other words, many young teens do not comprehend the reality of being a teen parent. Heavy viewers of these shows were more likely to think that teen parents have a lot of time to themselves, furthermore thinking that teen moms are in a position to finish high school as well as work. While producers of “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” went into the making of these shows with good intentions, by trying to help teens discover the reality of becoming a teen parent,

Television shows like '16 and Pregnant ' are glamoured up resulting in giving false idea 's and hope to young teens. "Instead of the full picture, all we see is the cute baby and the celebrity mom." a teen from a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts who agreed to get pregnant all together with their friends; and those who found out they weren’t pregnant said they were disappointed (Englander, 2010). It can be said that as a result the 7% of women who do not use contraceptives account for the 53% of unintended pregnancies (Nasso,2011). Being a teenager in high school can be very difficult with the pressure from parents, teachers, friends, and the media. Some mostly blame the many forms of entertainment from songs and music videos to television shows and movies which can often be quite sex-saturated. As others believe it is pressure from society and friends and teens not wanting to feel abnormal or unwanted.

When it comes to the topic of TV shows like “16 and Pregnant” promote or discourage teenage pregnancy, most of us will readily agree that it prevents teen pregnancy, Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of has teen pregnancy decrease over the years while airing pregnancy shows. Whereas some are convinced that teen pregnancy has declined nationale because of the program, others maintain that teen pregnancy has increased since the reality show started to air. I disagree with others views that it does promote teen pregnancy because, as recent research has shown, since teen pregnancy has aired nationwide the percentage of teen pregnancy has surprisingly gone down due to the view of the show and seeing what the young mothers have to go through and the responsibilities they have now that they are mothers.

Teens listen to music every day, whether we hear it on the radio, TV, in restaurants, or our phone. It’s everywhere, and they’re most likely popular music we’ve probably heard of. We might bob our heads to songs that are catchy, but do we really know what the lyrics stand for and do they influence teenagers in unpleasant ways? The answer is yes, we believe that popular music lyrics influence teenagers in a lot of negative ways, more than we think.