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Effects of Mass Media | - 1 views

  • This entry was posted on Monday, March 24th, 2014 at 12:55 am
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      Currency: Posted March 24th, 2014
  • Overtime, many experimental researches have been conducted and results demonstrate that television violence increases violent behavior (Schneider, Gruman, & Coutts, 2012).
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      Relevance: This article looks at a study on how violence on television is effecting the behavior of children and adolescents in language that is easy to understand while not oversimplifying the information.
  • PSYCH 424 blog
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      Authority: This article is written by a PSYCH 424 class at Penn State for Applied Social Psychology.
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  • References:
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      Accuracy: Article cites credible journals, publications, and news articles.
  • Predicted violent behavior and sexual behavior can be related to what adolescents view through media.
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      Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform readers of the correlation between increased adolescent violence and the violent and sexual behavior depicted in media.
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    Media is constantly becoming more prominent in everyday life, especially among adolescents. The easy access media gives youth to portrayals of violent and sexual behavior brings up the question of how it is affecting our youth. This article examines the current debate over what kind and how much of an effect media is having on adolescents.
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Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism Purpose - 0 views

  • In this article I review the research evidence regarding how electronic media influence children's emotional and social well-being. I begin by exploring the role the media can play in children's affective or emotional development.
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      Purpose: The author's purpose is to present research on the effect of mass media on children's morality. The author makes this clear and supports it with credible resources.
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Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism Citations - 0 views

  • Endnotes
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      Accuracy: Cites peer reviewed research journals
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Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism - 0 views

  • Spring 2008
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      Currency: Spring 2008
  • Marina Krcmar and her colleagues have conducted several studies on whether watching violence on television affects children's moral reasoning.
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      Relevance: Follows studies done on the effects of violence in media on the moral reasoning of children.
  • Authors: Barbara J. Wilson
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      Authority: written by Barbara J. Wilson for Princeton-Bookings' The Future of Children
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    Many critics believe that media is causing a decay of morality, especially in youth. Studies have been done on how media affects behavior, but very few focus on the moral lessons being taught. This article looks at studies that take this focus, looking at how violence on television affects the moral reasoning of children.
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Effects of Media on Body Image - Allie Kovar - 1 views

  • Works Cited
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      Accuracy: Sources were cited
  • April 30, 2009
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      Currency- April 30, 2009
  • Allie Kovar
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      Authority- Written by Allie Kovar for Vanderbilt University
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  • Experimental Studies of Media and its Effects on Body Image
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      Relevance: Provides research results of the effect mass media has on teens' body image.
  • Since we live in a world of constant stimulation and immediate access to all sorts of media, could the constant reminder of the “thin ideal” cause body dissatisfaction, a negative body image, and low self-esteem?
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      Purpose: To inform the reader of how media's portrayal of the ideal body is harming today's youth.
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    Mass media's portrayal of the "thin ideal" is being exposed to children early in life. This causes body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem,negative body image, and can lead to eating disorders.
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