June 15, 2012
HomeWord's Culture Brief is provided to help parents and ministry leaders stay current with today’s youth culture.

Google Hot Internet Searches - 6/15/12
    1.    matt cain
    2.    dallas
    3.    earthquake
    4.    lance armstrong
    5.    kim kardashian
    6.    henry hill
    7.    kevin durant
    8.    apple
    9.    robin roberts
    10.    la kings
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 6/15/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 6/15/12
    1.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    2.    Wide Awake - Katy Perry
    3.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    4.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    5.    As Long As You Love Me - Justin Bieber
    6.    Back In Time - Pitbull
    7.    Where Have You Been - Rhianna
    8.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    9.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    10.    Drunk On You - Luke Bryan
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 6/15/12
    1.    America's Got Talent - Tuesday
    2.    America's Got Talent - Monday
    3.    So You Think You Can Dance
    4.    Hells Kitchen - Monday
    5.    Master Chef - Monday
    6.    American Ninja Warrior
    7.    Bachelorette
    8.    The Big Bang Theory
    9.    Master Chef - Tuesday
    10.    Hells Kitchen - Tuesday
 Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 6/15/12
    1.    Electric Shock Music Video - SMTOWN
    2.    Rejected Mario Games - smosh
    3.    Brazil vs Argentina 3-4 June 9, 2012 - 101greatgoalsfan
    4.    Hello Norway - Ray William Johnson
    5.    I love DOTA 2 - TheOmbah
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 6/15/12
    1.    Madagascar 3
    2.    Prometheus
    3.    Snow White and the Huntsman
    4.    Men In Black 3
    5.    The Avengers
Source: Variety
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2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

Since 1991, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has surveyed teens every two years in order to identify trends in risky adolescent behaviors. The results of the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey have recently been released. Highlights of the current survey:
Significant progress has been made in improving behaviors related to motor vehicle safety.  Since 1991, the percentage of high school students who never or rarely wear seat belts has declined from 26% to 8%, and the percentage of high school students who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol during the past 30 days has declined from 40% to 24%.  In addition, since 1997, the percentage of high school students who had driven a car when they had been drinking alcohol during the past 30 days decreased from 17% to 8%.

Though notable progress also has been made in reducing alcohol use, alcohol remains the most commonly used drug among high school students.  Since 1999 the percentage of high school students who drank alcohol during the past 30 days decreased from 50% to 39% Marijuana use during the past 30 days decreased from 27% in 1999 to 23% in 2011, but it is now more prevalent than cigarette use during the past 30 days (23% vs. 18%).

Source: CDC

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss6104.pdf
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Sexting Teens Don't Care About Legal Consequences

Twenty percent of high school students have used their cell phones to send a sexually explicit photo, and 25 percent have forwarded such an image, according to a study released recently by psychologists at the University of Utah. This is a lot higher than the 2.5 percent figure found by another recent sexting study. But the most surprising thing the new study uncovered was that the threat of legal action doesn't do anything to stop sexting, and may even be counterproductive. Students who said they were aware of possible legal repercussions for sexting — like child porn charges and jail time — were actually more likely to have sexted someone than those who weren't aware. Just over 35 percent of aware students had sent a sexual image, compared to 24 percent of those who weren't aware of the legal risks. Lead study author Donald Strassberg said it's  possible that some kids see sexting as attractive precisely because there's risk involved, because it's something "the culture around them sees as bad."

Source: BuzzFeed

http://www.buzzfeed.com/annanorth/sexting-teens-dont-care-about-legal-consequences
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Are We There Yet?

A new survey conducted by Cambria Suites found that kids ask their parents "Are we there yet?" an average of nine times during a weeklong family vacation. Parents with children six-years-old and younger can expect to be asked "Are we there yet?" about 13 times. Among survey respondents, about half (49 percent) have ever taken a family summer vacation. Of these, nearly one in four adults (24 percent) report that they need a vacation when they return home from a family trip. Still, nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents found their family vacation experiences relaxing and admit that there is "nothing better" than a great family vacation.

Source: MarketWatch

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/one-in-four-americans-needs-a-vacation-after-a-summer-family-trip-according-to-new-research-from-cambria-suites-2012-06-12