We are not just controlled by the media via news but through others forms such as:
*News papers
*Books
*Magazines
*Television
*Radio
*Internet
*CDs
*DVDs
*VHS
*Computer games
*Billboards
*Posters
*And other form of publishing
Media has taken over our lives in many ways. If people say we don’t watch the news therefore we're not controlled by the media. Little do they realise that they cannot avoid the media altogether as it comes in many forms and is everywhere. People might read a certain magazine, listen to music or surf the net day in day out which shows that they are controlled through those sources instead. The posters and billboards around us are something that we cannot avoid as they are eye catching and on almost every street corner. They give out messages and influence on what products to buy, do certain things and behave in a certain way. The worst thing is that a lot of them use women for these advertisements showing a lot of flesh. This portrayal of women shows that they are seen as sex objects and can lead to violence towards women.
According to Breena “It actually has been estimated that by the age of 18, the average young person will have 200, 000 acts of violence on television alone” and she then goes onto say:
Whoever controls the media controls the culture that elects
the politicians who appoint the judges, who shape our political,
social, Legal rules, laws, and spiritual worldview. According to
Caryl productions, the media controls our government which
controls us, but it doesn’t stop at politics, it’s everything. Media
influences our views on race, gender, politics and body images,
as well as many other views. Media’s ability to influence people
is obvious for the simple fact that media is everywhere. Nowadays
media is our culture. All of us are swayed in one way or another by
the many varieties of media we see each day.
The quote above is taken from the website below it has some more useful information on media and violence and the controlling of the mind.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34608/does-media-affect-us-bw-3rd-hr-o7
I have seen how the media has affected children. Children are more likely to imitate what they see through the media. The media portrays a lot of violence especially violent games which contributes to the violent behaviour of the children. I have spoken to a few parents and they find it difficult to get their children to do their homework because they are so absorbed in their games and television. If the games were taken off them and they were not allowed to watch television then the children would become aggressive. This shows how the media is slowly controlling young minds by the use of different forms of media.
The most famous psychological studies of children and aggressive behaviour are Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies, which are now widely regarded as early research classics in the field. These were experimental studies in which children of nursery school age observed a playroom in which an adult was hitting, punching, kicking and throwing a large inflatable doll. Particular actions were used (such as using a hammer and saying 'Pow... boom... boom') which children would be unlikely to perform spontaneously. The children were then observed as they played alone in the playroom with the doll for 10 to 20 minutes. A control group of children was allowed to play with the doll without observing the aggressive adult behaviour. As one might expect, the children who witnessed the adult aggression performed similar acts; the others did not. In a series of studies, Bandura and his colleagues have shown that children display novel acts of aggressive behaviour which they have acquired simply through observing someone else engaged in these acts. http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/TF33120/tv-violence_and_kids.html
http://www.rense.com/general69/mass.htm
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/index.cfm
The quote above is taken from the website below it has some more useful information on media and violence and the controlling of the mind.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34608/does-media-affect-us-bw-3rd-hr-o7
I have seen how the media has affected children. Children are more likely to imitate what they see through the media. The media portrays a lot of violence especially violent games which contributes to the violent behaviour of the children. I have spoken to a few parents and they find it difficult to get their children to do their homework because they are so absorbed in their games and television. If the games were taken off them and they were not allowed to watch television then the children would become aggressive. This shows how the media is slowly controlling young minds by the use of different forms of media.
The most famous psychological studies of children and aggressive behaviour are Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies, which are now widely regarded as early research classics in the field. These were experimental studies in which children of nursery school age observed a playroom in which an adult was hitting, punching, kicking and throwing a large inflatable doll. Particular actions were used (such as using a hammer and saying 'Pow... boom... boom') which children would be unlikely to perform spontaneously. The children were then observed as they played alone in the playroom with the doll for 10 to 20 minutes. A control group of children was allowed to play with the doll without observing the aggressive adult behaviour. As one might expect, the children who witnessed the adult aggression performed similar acts; the others did not. In a series of studies, Bandura and his colleagues have shown that children display novel acts of aggressive behaviour which they have acquired simply through observing someone else engaged in these acts. http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/TF33120/tv-violence_and_kids.html
http://www.rense.com/general69/mass.htm
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/index.cfm
1 comment:
Gosh, I hadn’t seen this post before either. Silly me, I’ve been posting my comments on the Violence and Hatred blog.
Don’t forget though that later experiments came up with contradictory findings from the Bobo doll studies, some of which showed that these experiments, ethical objections aside (who on earth would put their child through that!), were artificial and therefore are limited in their results. Eg. those who present children as passive viewers, and who make no allowance for individuality or varied contexts or the researcher’s definitions of violence were different from those of the viewers involved. (http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/TF33120/tv-violence_and_kids.html)
It is possible to check any generalisations, albeit cautiously, against your own experience as a viewer, and maybe as someone with younger siblings or as a parent. It is hard to not generalise from your own experiences though.
For example, as a youth worker, I see it from another angle too. The youth club caters for 11 to 21 year olds although the majority of the young people who frequent the club are between 11 and 16. Amongst the wide range of equipment supplied, there are two wide screen TVs with Sky, a Playstation Dance mat, Wii and a stereo with quite loud speakers. At any one time, most of this equipment is being used. Simultaeously! Add to that the music they play on the mobile phones and you can imagine how noisy it is. My point is….the actual level of noise doesn’t appear to bother them, at least not outwardly. But they always seem so hostile to each other, they’re forever having to shout over the noise to be heard for a start, they compete aggressively and their general behaviour is very destructive. The moment we put our foot down and reduce the volume, the aggression subsides and they seem more calm. Even so, just having their mobile phones / ipods alone can initiate antagonism as they compete for the latest ringtones and who can play their downloaded music the loudest. Don’t forget, this is part of their culture so this isn’t going to just go away. Perhaps they just evolve with the changes and I’m just being an old fogey!
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