effects of media
An image, disturbing to picture, of a child's mind and inside the child's mind is a schema of every concept the adolescent has ever taken in. A Nazi swastika symbolizes an evil hatred from history, the child has learned that prejudice is wrong. A mental picture of a young bride walking down an isle, the child knows marriage is sacred and that the woman can take pride in her white dress. A Coke bottle brings the sweetness of cola to the youth's taste buds. This person was biologically determined to be female at birth. This person now has a role in society to play. We refer to her as female because she is not male and there is no in between in our culture, she is female because of her physical features. We have a schema of what a female is expected to be. She probably has hair with length. Her features should be soft and luscious. She will not fight; she will smell good. She isn't impressed with extremely large spiders; she will be impressed with beautiful flowers. She should d!esire to look sexy, to dress sexily, to be sexy. Certain things are expected of her. She is to learn the behaviors, beliefs, and values her society presents her with. Not only will
she learn those requirements but she will also learn from the environment around her. All the information she is presented with she will accept and decide where to put it. She will be forming her opinions, beliefs morals, behaviors and values of her own. The average youth will watch 10,000,000 advertisements before the age of eighteen (Hull). Reading through an average teen magazine, a teenager can read about how to be popular, how to apply makeup, how to style hair, even how to dress next month. The average movie is filled with advertisements just slipped in casually. Not to mention regular tv has eight minutes of commercials for every 22 minutes of television (Hull). I ask my audience to consider the information received by their children and evaluate the choices of media in the environment your c! s. A person decides what his or her values are going to be based on what he knows. It is a process that begins on the first day of our existence (Society the Basics 288). This knowledge doesn't effect or change anything on it's own. Parents must understand and use this knowledge. Media has always been the way it is and the outlook is good it will continue to be the way it is. You can look at the media's extreme influence in many ways. It can be considered a socialization tool, a money maker, an evil influence, etc. However media also provides entertainment and sometimes learning experiences. This just is not a replacement for parenting. Here a list of guidelines for monitoring your child's media influence. (1) Keep control of the tv set. Have rules and guidelines. (2) Respond to what the child is watching. Do not just leave the child to view on his/or her own. Watch the same programs with your child, and discuss them occasionally. (3) Talk about your tv viewing with other family members. What are older members watching when younger children are present. (4) Do not let tv become a companion. Let music or silence be your background noise instead! " The movies are an important social institution, going far beyond mere entertainment. They are part of the development of modern society, and they have helped to shape the way we live. Started at the turn of the century, movies were the ideal entertainment for the urban working class, but they also appealed to all classes in society. The movies were so popular, especially with children, that they sparked calls for social control and inspired any studies of "movie influences." The content of film can both "reflect" and shape our society, and there is close identification with film stars. The audience for movies has always been a young one, and movie going is essentially a group activity. They continue to be a major factor in our popular culture today. The author goes on to expla
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