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Adolescent Mental Health -Television Risks, Cyberspace Mischief and Addictions - Part 1

CPD Listening Time:	46 Mins
Conference:	Teenage Boys and Risky Behaviours
Date Recorded:	August 23rd, 2008
Location:	Victoria, Australia

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Television Risks, Cyberspace Mischief and Addictions
- Part 1

Myspace / Youtube/ Facebook - creating false stories and persona and the ability to send humiliating messages / video clips annonymously.

How worried should adults be about the use of these websites?
Most computer filters and blockage programs can be breached by teenage boys without much effort. Are any of them fool-proof?
Can anything else be done to prevent teens seeking out provocative or taboo websites?
Discussion of television programs and obsessive involvement in electronic games such as "Dungeons & Dragons'".
Is the unprecedented interest of school students in the program "Summer Heights High" just harmless fun or another source of concern for adults.
Comments on cable TV program choices and the influence of documentaries which portray young men engaging in extremely dangerous activities.

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Speaker: John Schwartz

Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication at Swinburne University where his teaching commitments include 'Popular Culture'. Over the years, John has been interviewed on radio of TV about various aspects of pop culture.

Recorded: August 23rd, 2008
Duration: 46 mins & 46 secs
Conference: 'Teenage Boys & Risky Behaviours'
State: Victoria, Australia

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