The advertising of alcohol and the marketing of alcoholic products inluding peer pressure and family influence. All play a part in the level of alcohol consumption.
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Young people and alcohol
Young people who start drinking alcohol and experiment with alcoholic products at a young age, it is mostly because of the media influence which it has on the youth. The media has a huge effect on the consumption and the usage of alcohol.
Fact is that South Africans consumes the most beer then anyother African country, with an average of 59.2 litres of beer consumed per person annually.
Some people say that we have welcomed alcohol in our cultures way back in the days hence we have umqombothi (African beer).
Do we blame the large amount of alcohol consumption on media or is it just for the love of alcohol? What is your say?
I think it is a bit of both but media plays a bigger role because they design their adverts in a way that makes alcohol consumption cool and they also give people the idea that they can't have fun at parties without alcohol. But at the end of the day people need to learn to make their on decision regardless of what media tells and just use it as a guide and not a decision maker.
ReplyDeleteYa hey, at the end of the day its a choice.
DeleteI have to say partying and alcohol go together however when drinking people should have a limit and not let their digity down with the alcohol. Media does not entirely influence people's decision making so personally I do not blame the media for alcohol consumption
ReplyDeleteI think so too.
DeletePeople should drink responsibly. The media does not increase alcohol consumption, whether alcohol is being advertised in the media or not, youth will still consume it.
ReplyDeleteyouth should have limits.
DeleteI think media has an influence on the way the youth consumes alcohol, by this i mean: when alcohol brands are advertised they protray it like the people are having fun and enjoying themselves so the youth adapts to what they see on tv commercials, movies and magazines then they try it.
ReplyDeleteMedia makes it seem cool to drink alcohol.
DeleteI think it mostly has to do with the media. E.g. when approaching December, there ll be endless ads based on alcohol. Looking at the stats of companies that sell alcohol, december is actually a peak time for them.
ReplyDeleteThe media knows very well that December time is when people money so that's why they market so much then.
DeleteAlcohol is sort of a recreational activity, although it has been introduced to us by media, the message it sends out does not influence people to binge drink.
ReplyDeletebut media does influence people to drink.
DeleteIt is for the love of alcohol, for example there is a large amount of smokers whereas cigarette adverts were banned years ago so its the love, whether they are advertised or not people will still drink hard even.
ReplyDeletetrue that!
Deletemedia does play a huge role in influencing youngsters to consume alcohol..with no doubt.
ReplyDeleteThing is, media sends an idea that drinking is cool.
Deletealcohol s made up for boosting enjoyment, whereever we r, so dis nothing rong about it
ReplyDeleteIts life!
DeleteLove it or Leave it...I LOVE IT! I think the love of alcohol is the main reason for high consumption. People will consume alcohol regardless of the media influence.
ReplyDeletePeople just love it.
Deletepeople love it but me on the other hand id rather leave it hey, i consider it just a waste of money, i know how to have fun without alcohol so dont need it in anyway shape or form, no thanks and i know what you are thinking that i look like the biggest consumer of it, but nah
ReplyDeleteyou leave it? wow
DeleteMedia doesnt hold a gun to a persons head, its a persons choice in the end whether they want to drink or not. mara bona bune woza woza lol. #FROM A NON-ALCOHOLIC
ReplyDeletetrue
Deletemmmmh nice, i almost caught myself drooling and blushing there but yeah truely speaking hey its just the love of booze basically but thats like my own opinion, i drink for myself not because of peer pressure i am way too old for that last but not least enjoy the rest of your day beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Deleteit is sad that this alcohol is damaging tommorrows generation
ReplyDeleteIts very sad hey.
Deleteit the love of alcohol and peer pressure plays a role. i dont think media has a lot of influence
ReplyDeleteI really think it does hey.
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