Michael Degener Degener 1 Comp 1 8:30 11-17-11 How does the media affect society The Medias Affects on Society The media is undoubtedly a significant and influential aspect in modern day society. The media affects society through the facts it chooses to reveal. The media can choose to mention certain things and not to mention certain things. The media influences all types of people through various forms such as the radio, television, newspapers, etc. The media has an affect on all age groups from children to teenagers and young adults, and from older adults to senior citizens.
That says a lot about how strong the media can influence society. If a celebrity were to step out of line of their regular behavior that’d be the next cover story for their next magazine. It’s because so many people, especially youth tend to look up to celebrity figures like Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence or Beyoncé. Being a celebrity is its’ own industry in itself. They need to keep up with the image they set for themselves because of the expectations set by the media and their fans.
From televison programs to movies to even commercials and advertisements the media many times influences us to a polar extreme of these ideals. Too often they are forced upon us by the media, and more likely we as human
Many of the things we hear on the radio or watch on TV depict various sexual scenes. In Brave New World the feelies were used to create strong sexual feeling for the person watching it. Today’s world even has commercials that have sexual scene because sex has become such a huge thing in the world today, especially in today’s youth. The simple thing to say is that sex sells and is a big part of the world of Brave New World and it is
Through the realm of history, fads have changed and diverged tremendously through out the years. Whether we are talking about the Emo style, or bell-bottom jeans, fads have greatly helped defined history since the very begging of time. The book Bellwether written by Connie Willis is a great representation of the many fads individuals face through a life time and how they evolve. These fads are forever changing, but leave a huge impact on style and history as we know it. These fads impact our world in great ways by promoting self confidence and by developing jobs through out the world.
Music is important in the life of every human being as it is usually the most common means by which emotions are conveyed and these in turn generate feelings that affect our behavior. This is why we often say that a song touches us. Feelings are impressions that cause moods such as joy, sadness, anger, etc. Emotions exert enormous influence on the way we think and act, so that they can become what determine our behavior. Because music is a medium that generates changes in our lives and in the way we live, music has become one of the main factors that generate masses to create social change.
All over the world, girls often go through a "princess phase", made up with anything pink and pretty. When it happened to Peggy Orenstein's daughter, the writer decided to examine the phenomenon. She found that the “girlie-girl” culture was less innocent than it might seem, and can have negative consequences for girls' psychological, social and physical development. From a very young age, girls learn to define themselves from the outside in, and a lot of researches suggest that our culture’s emphasis on physical beauty is the root of problems such as negative body image, depression, eating disorders and high-risk sexual behavior. I strongly agree with the Peggy Orenstein’s article.
Orenstein has gotten accustomed to adults assuming her daughter likes pink and princesses. For example, at Longs Drugs, the woman gives Orenstein’s daughter a pink balloon rather than letting her choose the color she wants, and Orenstein lets it slide. At the dentist, Orenstein is so fed up, when the dentist asks her daughter to “sit in the princess throne” so she can “sparkle her teeth,” she finally snaps (326). Her daughter, surprised by Orenstein’s reaction, wonders what is wrong with princesses. Orenstein then sets out to explore the possible answers to her daughter’s question.
• “‘Toddlers & Tiaras’: TLC Sinks to a New Low.” Examiner.com. 25 Jan. 2009. 2 June 2009 This source questions the beliefs of beauty pageants for young children and the reality television show Toddlers & Tiaras. Children are forced that the importance of ideal beauty are in beauty pageant. Young girls are becoming sexually exploited to layers of makeup.
Have child beauty pageants gone too far? By Eva Rakel Jónsdóttir ENS 503 Verzlunarskóli Íslands Instructor: Kristín Norland October 2011 For nearly fifty years children have been subjected to the world of beauty pageants where they have been forced to behave as young adults rather than children. For some girls glamorous dresses, make-up, fake hair and sparkling tiaras are a typical dress up/fun day. For some girls this is reality. Traveling across the country and competing against hundreds of other girls is a part of their lives.