While values portrayed in popular media can be educational and entertaining nevertheless the character traits of humility and submissiveness presented are based on the abilities and understanding of man. Harmless biblical parents may think, but of late some of these programs have a subliminal message that opposes Gods core values. Biblical parents should speak about biblical values in regards to what their children watch and hear because mainstream media erodes the values of humility and submission to society. The area of concern portrayed in popular media of family values should set off alarms in our hearts and souls as parents. Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917 – 2005) developed the bioecological theory of human development within the surrounding environment which he refers to as the ecosystems. People are not isolated units but are subjective to concepts of perception in “relation to their family and home, school, community, and society”. The relative influence the ecosystem has on the social and the behavior manners on the young developing child (Lang, 2005). Internal and external effectiveness of influences that engage the mental and emotional lives of developing children direct or indirect environmental surroundings. Therefore, biblical parents should comprehend the rationale that an equal percentage of raising and the training of children are done outside of the proximity of parenting authority. With the advancement of technology and equipment the Mainstream Media messages are easily attainable by the young. “The teen-age and adult models widely watched by children and youth on the media (TV, films, video games, CDs, and the internet) continue to emphasize commercialism, sexuality, substance abuse, and violence. T... ... middle of paper ... ...calling to the Lord for the wisdom He has poured out upon them in their youth. (D Herd, 2009) Works Cited Baird, S. (1998). If schools want to teach values, they have to talk about media. National Catholic Reporter, 34(40), 14. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1999, June 1). Growing Chaos in the Lives of Children Youth and Families: How Can We Turn It Around? Text.Article, . Retrieved June 25, 2011, from http://parenthood.library.wisc.edu/Bronfenbrenner/Bronfenbrenner.html Herd, D.. (2009). Changing images of violence in Rap music lynics: 1979-1997. Journal of Public Health, 30(4), 395-406. Retrieved June 26, 2011, from Research Library. (Document ID: 1926642381). Sharon Bohling. (2001, April 15). TURN OFF THOSE TELEVISION SETS. The Post - Tribune, B.6. Susan S Lang. (2005). Renowned Bioecologist Addresses the Future of HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. Human Ecology, 32(3), 24.
The most successful way to instill righteous and moral behavior and thoughts is by demonstrating our respectable interactions and honest problem solving approaches during difficult times of our lives. “As adults we should dare to be adults that we want our children to be”. They learn by watching and are quick to mimic our behavior with their peers outside of home. The author writes that “we should strive to raise children who: engage with the world from a place of worthiness, embrace their vulnerabilities and imperfections, feel a deep sense of love and compassion for themselves and others, value hard work, perseverance, and respect, and also move through our rapidly changing world with courage and a resilient spirit” (214, 218-219). All of these elements will help to transform the way we live, love, and
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One of the most pressing problems facing America today is our moral crisis. This problem is one that is related to many other social dilemmas. It has a correlation to our rising crime rate, drug usage, and a trend towards sexual irresponsibility. It is imminent for Americans to find a cure for this moral disease lest we are bound for chaos. In order to solve this problem we must first, as with any problem, determine the causes. One of the causes is the overall tolerance of things that are immoral. Immorality can be defined as anything that deteriorates the decency, honorable or artistic merit, and overall purity of things. Today our society is one that accepts this trait. Tolerance of music and television that is morally questionable and an overall acceptance of a growing trend of sexual irresponsibility. That cause is the one that is possibly the most challenging one to remedy. The antidote includes a change of the current American attitude towards immorality. Another cause is the decline of the American family. The way to rid ourselves of this causing factor is to promote a more traditional family and encourage sexual responsibility. A third source of the destruction of America’s moral base is the media, It is becoming a crude exhibit of America’s worst ethics. The remedy for this component of the problem is to more strictly regulate and censor the media.
“If rap music appears to be excessively violent when compared to country-western or popular rock, it is because rap stems from a culture that has been seeped in the fight against political, social, and economic oppression.” For many artists, rapping about violence, gangs, and drugs is just a way of reflecting on what some of the rappers live through every day. Many rap artists come from housing projects, areas of poverty, and ghettos in which violence is commonplace. Because of this, some people argue that lyrical violence in rap is not harming the youth, but yet it is an outcry of existing problems that many African-Americans living in slums and facing deep economic equalities carried on generation by generation face every
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Postman has valid points when he claims that television and media are destroying the American society. Postman is right to assume that television is manipulating the way Americans think. However, television can provide Americans with both right and wrong morals. Since this book was written in 1985, Postman could not have predicted the influence technology has on the current American population. The theory he applies to television is similar to the theory he probably would have used on modern day media. The dependency we have on media reiterates Postman’s thesis that Americans are losing critical thinking skills and basic human values.
This author believes that life is not predestined and that God the father has created his children for intimate relationship with him. As that relationship matures, the child is better able to make responsible, Christ like decisions that please the father and allow for a prosperous career. This principle is described in Hebrews 5:11-14. Scripture is to be used in con...
The media, including television programming, cartoons, film, the news, as well as literature and magazines, is a very powerful and pervasive medium for expression. It can reach a large number of people and convey ideas, cultural norms, stereotypic roles, power relationships, ethics, and values. Through these messages, the mass media may have a strong influence on individual behavior, views, and values, as well as in shaping national character and culture. Although there is a great potential for the media to have a positive and affirming effect on the public and society at large, there may be important negative consequences when the messages conveyed are harmful, destructive, or violent.
Croteau, D., Hoynes, W., & Milan, S. (2012). Media/society (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Richardson, Jeanita W., Kim A. Scott. “Rap Music and Its Violent Progeny: America’s Culture of Violence in Context.” The Journal of Negro Education 71.3 (2002): 175 – 192.
Baehr, Theodore and Boone, Pat. The Culture-Wise Family: Upholding Christian Values in a Mass-Media World. Ventura: Regal Books, 2007.
Parents, friends, and the media are great agents of the declination of today’s moral values in the youth that have caused a massive moral crisis which lead to the disappearance of the morals.
The influence of mass media has changed the behavior of sections of society. Brown (2002) assert that the increase use of media has increasingly led youths to adopt overtly sexual behaviour. He writes;
Mass media educates its customers on how to think and to act, as they are conditioned to what the media portrays as suitable responses and behavior to experiences in American life. This long- term process is established over the years as media influences the impressionable age groups, as they are gradually exposed to distinct messages of mass media. These distinct age consumer groups are targeted by mass media, and while the effects of mass media are short-term, the subtle impression is long-term. The effect on American s...