Pop Culture

I found chapter 9 interesting. I think the topic that Sternheimer wrote about is a popular topic. Adults are quick to blame media for the cause of alcohol or drug use in teens, but I don’t fully agree with this assumption. I think that alcohol and drug use in media does spark curiosity in teens and may make them wonder how they would act when drinking or doing drugs. By watching certain TV shows, I can see why teens would want to drink or do drugs. Growing up there were a couple of shows that I would watch that showed people drinking and it made me curious what they would feel when they would drink because the people in the show appeared to be having fun. Although media may spark some curiosity in teens when it comes to alcohol or drugs, at the end of the day it is the teens’ decision to do drugs or drink.