Parents Desensitized to Sex and Violence in Movies, Study Finds
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – When it comes to sex and violence, the more parents see, the less they care.
October 20, 2014
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LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – When it comes to sex and violence, the more parents see, the less they care.
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The amount of gun violence depicted in ‘PG-13’ movies has tripled since 1985, the first full year the rating was in use, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics . The international team of study authors noted that the amount of gun violence in the most popular PG-13 movies of 2011 and 2012 was much greater than R-rated movies of the …
Parents who think the gun violence in PG-13 movies is tamer than what kids may see in R-rated movies should think again. A new study found that the amount of shoot-outs and murders by semi-automatic weapons in PG-13 films has more than tripled since 1985. Â Â Â Â
( The JAMA Network Journals ) An analysis of top box-office movies released in the United States indicated tobacco brand producer placements in movies have declined since implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement, but alcohol placements, which are subject only to industry self-regulation, have increased in movies rated acceptable for youth audiences, according to a study published Online …
Researchers suggest that it’s the smoking in movies, not the associated adult behavior or the allure of the grown-up plot, that’s associated with teenage smoking.
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Alcohol depiction in movies directly influences actual alcohol intake and binge drinking in teens, a new study reveals.