Advantages and Disadvantages of Media on Children
Title: Protecting Children From Media
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Protecting Children From Media
According to (Beal, 2008), media can be defined as the various and different forms and technologies used for communication and channels of passing information or entertainment in the society. An example of media is the television, newspaper, radio, combined sounds, videos social sites as well as gaming sites among many others. In the modern world, the media have been and is and will still continue to be a vital technology in the society and a necessity as food and shelter.
It’s a technology that is playing a significant role in informing the society, educating them, entertaining, and advertising. It has been regarded as a “mirror” of the community, it informs people of the current happenings, new affairs, fashion and gossip, and it provides entertainments like movies, music and games especially for children, (Muzna Shakeel, 2010). However on the other hand, the media has its own short comings or rather disadvantages in the society especially on young and teenage people.
The media information at times s not legitimate and is easily manipulated to fit the specifications of those in power and hence misleading the society. Improper messages being passed over through movies and music, nudity, violence and addiction to the media are as well some of the shortcomings that come with it. Children at the ages of 5 years to 18 years, especially the male child are most affected by one aspect of the media that is quit overshadowed which is addiction to the media services like games, movies, pornography and music, (essay, 2014).
A case in point is Greg, a child who was addicted to violent video-games from a tender age of 10 years. Such exposure would be massively dangerous to children especially at such an age. Exposure of children like Greg to violent media affects their cognitive and social-emotional development. Their way of thinking and
Student’s name:
Professor’s name:
Course title:
Date:
Protecting Children From Media
According to (Beal, 2008), media can be defined as the various and different forms and technologies used for communication and channels of passing information or entertainment in the society. An example of media is the television, newspaper, radio, combined sounds, videos social sites as well as gaming sites among many others. In the modern world, the media have been and is and will still continue to be a vital technology in the society and a necessity as food and shelter.
It’s a technology that is playing a significant role in informing the society, educating them, entertaining, and advertising. It has been regarded as a “mirror” of the community, it informs people of the current happenings, new affairs, fashion and gossip, and it provides entertainments like movies, music and games especially for children, (Muzna Shakeel, 2010). However on the other hand, the media has its own short comings or rather disadvantages in the society especially on young and teenage people.
The media information at times s not legitimate and is easily manipulated to fit the specifications of those in power and hence misleading the society. Improper messages being passed over through movies and music, nudity, violence and addiction to the media are as well some of the shortcomings that come with it. Children at the ages of 5 years to 18 years, especially the male child are most affected by one aspect of the media that is quit overshadowed which is addiction to the media services like games, movies, pornography and music, (essay, 2014).
A case in point is Greg, a child who was addicted to violent video-games from a tender age of 10 years. Such exposure would be massively dangerous to children especially at such an age. Exposure of children like Greg to violent media affects their cognitive and social-emotional development. Their way of thinking and
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