Media Influence on the Younger Generation
Nahtonya Thompson
Professor Tolbora
English 102
16 July 2012
Media Influence on the Younger Generation It seems like just last week when I bought my son a new video game, Call of Duty 3 was the name of it. This game is supposed to be the best game in town. It was not until recently did I notice that every time I call my son his reaction time if he answers or reacts at all, is slow. When I tell him to do something, it never gets done at least not right away. When my son finally has enough of the video game for the moment, he turns to the TV for additional support. He likes the shows that I like to call "the bratty shows" such as iCarly, The Wizards of Waverly Place, and Jessie, just to name a few. These shows consist of a bunch of kids acting up, treating each other badly and getting over on their parent or guardians. My son gets really upset when I tell him to turn off the TV and go outside. At this point the brat comes out with an unfavorable attitude such as sucking teeth, stomping feet, dirty looks and mumbling god knows what. My son’s whole demeanor changes when he gets into these shows. His attitude and mood shifts from good obedient son to mouthy and lazy boy. So I ask myself, do the media such as TV, radio, computer and video games change an adolescent? You have my vote due to first hand in-house observations on a daily basis. Long ago, adolescence place of entertainment was outside the home. They spent hours at the park, and in the yard. It was not until the twentieth century did children start spending much of their time in the home due to the extreme amount of media and technology readily available. This behavior was classified as an aspect of social learning theory which holds that children will model or mimic behavior that they observe directly through others or indirectly through media. We have placed our confidence and trust on the media as an overseer to give us, education, entertainment and most importantly the daily news. However, we are
Professor Tolbora
English 102
16 July 2012
Media Influence on the Younger Generation It seems like just last week when I bought my son a new video game, Call of Duty 3 was the name of it. This game is supposed to be the best game in town. It was not until recently did I notice that every time I call my son his reaction time if he answers or reacts at all, is slow. When I tell him to do something, it never gets done at least not right away. When my son finally has enough of the video game for the moment, he turns to the TV for additional support. He likes the shows that I like to call "the bratty shows" such as iCarly, The Wizards of Waverly Place, and Jessie, just to name a few. These shows consist of a bunch of kids acting up, treating each other badly and getting over on their parent or guardians. My son gets really upset when I tell him to turn off the TV and go outside. At this point the brat comes out with an unfavorable attitude such as sucking teeth, stomping feet, dirty looks and mumbling god knows what. My son’s whole demeanor changes when he gets into these shows. His attitude and mood shifts from good obedient son to mouthy and lazy boy. So I ask myself, do the media such as TV, radio, computer and video games change an adolescent? You have my vote due to first hand in-house observations on a daily basis. Long ago, adolescence place of entertainment was outside the home. They spent hours at the park, and in the yard. It was not until the twentieth century did children start spending much of their time in the home due to the extreme amount of media and technology readily available. This behavior was classified as an aspect of social learning theory which holds that children will model or mimic behavior that they observe directly through others or indirectly through media. We have placed our confidence and trust on the media as an overseer to give us, education, entertainment and most importantly the daily news. However, we are
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