Question

Describe how media can have a negative affect the health of adolescents. Justify your response using two or more complete sentences.

Answer 1

Media can have a negative affect on the health of adolescents because false information about what is good and bad for you and your health is presented via that media in order for companies to sell their product. An example of this being, the Juul, which companies claim is better than smoking cigarettes but one Juul pod actually has more nicotine than 20 packs of cigarettes. Media is also bad for their health because they can get addicted to things like social media. When they get addicted they will go through typically violent withdraws when they are separated from their phones especially if it is against their will.

Answer 2

Peer Pressure and self image

Step-by-step explanation:

A great deal of problems are created by following the example of other people who are not necessarily setting a good one. Most smokers reported that they started smoking when they were younger and just haven't been able to stop. This shows that peer pressure, can sometimes lead to life-long addictions and problems. If the media portrays smoking as "cool", then adolescents who are not feeling "cool" or do not have many friends, are negatively impacted by this by feeling the need to "fit in" with other children.

Another thing media promotes is the idea of "the perfect body". If adolescents are exposed to the idea of a perfect body being a slim one with no skin marks, they may look at their own bodies and feel that they will not be good enough.