Differential gender effects of exposure to rap music on African American adolescents' acceptance of teen dating violence

Johnson, James D.; Adams, Mike; Ashburn, Leslie A.; Reed, William

doi:10.1007/bf01544683

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“…Across several studies, frequent viewing of sexually oriented genres, such as soap operas and music videos, has been associated with a greater acceptance of common sexual stereotypes (for example, that women are sexual objects) and with dysfunctional beliefs about relationships (Haferkamp, 1999;Walsh-Childers & Brown, 1993;Ward, 2002). Experimental results support these findings, showing that women exposed to sexual and sexist media content offer stronger endorsement than do women exposed to nonsexual content of casual and stereotypical attitudes about sex (Johnson, Adams, Ashburn, & Reed, 1995;Ward, 2002;Ward, Hansbrough, & Walker, 2005). Links have also been found to viewers' beliefs about sexual norms.…”

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Uncommonly good: Exploring how mass media may be a positive influence on young women's sexual health and development

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Epstein³

2006

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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Uncommonly good: Exploring how mass media may be a positive influence on young women's sexual health and development

Ward¹,

Day²,

Epstein³

2006

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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“…Exposure to nonviolent rap music was found to increase AfricanAmerican teen women's acceptance of dating violence to the acceptance level of teen men's (Johnson et al 1995). Rape-supportive beliefs among men also were found for scenarios concerning a steady date more so than for a first date or a stranger rape (Bridges 1991).…”

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Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

2011

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In this selective review, we examined research on heterosexual dating published in Sex Roles since its inception to determine if dating practices have become more egalitarian over the past 35 years. An analysis of current best-selling dating advice books suggests that gender roles continue to be institutionalized in cultural scripts. A sexual scripts framework was used to categorize research findings to determine if the empirical evidence confirmed the durability of gender roles over time or revealed that dating has become less gendertyped. Research in Sex Roles suggests that heterosexual dating among young adults in the U. S. remains highly gender-typed in terms of cultural scripts (e.g., beliefs, ideals, and expectations), as well as interpersonal scripts (e.g., actual interpersonal emotions, interpersonal behaviors, or behaviors aimed at achieving or signaling a partner). Some variability was observed in interpersonal scripts in terms of occasional initiation of dates by women, for instance, but was not sufficiently widely used to challenge the dominant script. Functional reasons for the persistence of gender stereotypes in dating are presented. In addition, a friendship script is proposed as an alternative, egalitarian model of dating that might fulfill the same functions.

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“…The same pattern holds true for thoughts and beliefs, as well. African American adolescent girls who viewed violent music videos were more accepting of dating violence than were those who watched no videos (66). For men, watching violent videos has been found to cause endorsement of violent behavior in response to conflict (67), increasingly adversarial sexual beliefs (85), and greater acceptance of antisocial behavior in general (51).…”

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The Role of Media Violence in Violent Behavior

Huesmann

Taylor

2006

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Media violence poses a threat to public health inasmuch as it leads to an increase in real-world violence and aggression. Research shows that fictional television and film violence contribute to both a short-term and a long-term increase in aggression and violence in young viewers. Television news violence also contributes to increased violence, principally in the form of imitative suicides and acts of aggression. Video games are clearly capable of producing an increase in aggression and violence in the short term, although no long-term longitudinal studies capable of demonstrating long-term effects have been conducted. The relationship between media violence and real-world violence and aggression is moderated by the nature of the media content and characteristics of and social influences on the individual exposed to that content. Still, the average overall size of the effect is large enough to place it in the category of known threats to public health.

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Differential gender effects of exposure to rap music on African American adolescents' acceptance of teen dating violence

Cited by 132 publications

References 13 publications

Uncommonly good: Exploring how mass media may be a positive influence on young women's sexual health and development

Uncommonly good: Exploring how mass media may be a positive influence on young women's sexual health and development

Has Dating Become More Egalitarian? A 35 Year Review Using Sex Roles

The Role of Media Violence in Violent Behavior

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