Media influence on addictive behaviour Flashcards
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Description
Key Studies
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Sulkunen 2007
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Sulkunen 2007 argues that although the notion of ‘addiction’ is increasingly used in everyday language, there is no universally accepted understanding of what it means. He believes that the media are a rich source of lay beliefs about substance use and misuse. In the 1990s, for example, use of recreational drugs inspired a number of drug related films, including the film Trainspotting. The success of films such as Trainspotting revealed that the world of the heroin addict, although dark and disturbing was nonetheless facinating for a mainstream audience
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Research into film representations of addiction
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Sulkunen 2007
Waylen et al 2011
