There are so many ways to keep up with the world around us. Adults and children have been consumed by the media that surrounds them on a daily basis. Media that comes to them in many different ways. Kids these days are more attentive to their electronics like their iPads or cell phones rather than focusing on their homework. Not all media is bad though, in fact there are good forms of media as well. For example, the news is a good way of keeping up with political changes or what goes on in different countries. It keeps us up to date with the world around us. In the late 1900’s we started using cellphones that didn’t have internet access, our internet was dial- up and televisions had a couple of channels. Today, all three of these have had tremendous advances. We can just reach in our pockets or purses to pull out our cellphones and begin browsing the internet and our televisions have become flat-screen television’s with over 500 channels. With these advances in technology it’s no wonder that so many teens can consume 31 hours of television, 10 hours online, 17 hours of music as stated in Miss Representation. Due to advances in technology and their easy access, adults and teens have been consumed by media with many side effects that might not be noticeable.
Many teenage girls are hooked on E! a popular shamming channel, and teen boys are hooked on anything that has violence, majorly where they can be online like their PlayStations or Xboxes. Girls see these programs where celebrities are being criticizes from head to toe on what they wear to what they look like. These programs use words such as fat or ugly to send the wrong message to every teenage girl. As for the boys, seeing channels with so much violence gives them the impression that they have to become this person that suppresses their emotions. Boys are shown to be someone who is strong and fearless, not someone that gives hugs or talks to girls about their feelings. Media makes sure that their programs are entertaining. If they aren’t watching television, they are either on their way to school or home with earphones at high volumes. Due to advancements in technology, the consumption in media by teens has risen over the past few years. A survey done by Pew Research showed that girls dominated in using social media. They used a substantial amount of social networks compared to boys who preferred their game consoles. Imagine if we counted game consoles as a form of media since some can be connected to the internet. The numbers would double, if not triple since everyone knows that most guys that love video games are labeled as “gamers.” These “gamers” can spend up to 12 hours straight on their games trying to pass a level. So many children and adolescents like their gadgets and who’s to blame them. Not long ago, we had pagers, something that not many children know about or have seen. I think the only way that they might see one is on a doctor at a hospital. Like Mr. Richmond reminded us, just like pagers had their limelight, so did video tapes or cassettes. Another reason why teens utilize the media excessively is because of peer pressure. An article was published on the importance of the cybernetic social world to teens. In California, teens are being pressured into using Facebook and those who don’t are left out of the social group. From this, they have come up a phenomenon named FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out which in my opinion is anxiety because the person can feel as though they wouldn’t have anything to talk about …show more content…
These improvements in technology can affect the next generation of children. Instead of soothing and comforting our children with physical contact, we seem to put them in front of the television so that they can see their favorite show and that somehow has become our way of dealing with their tantrums. We often put aside what could or is happening with their mental development. Not only do children get affected, but media has taken its toll on adults. Adults have been diagnosed with depression and more often than not they have trouble
Many teenage girls are hooked on E! a popular shamming channel, and teen boys are hooked on anything that has violence, majorly where they can be online like their PlayStations or Xboxes. Girls see these programs where celebrities are being criticizes from head to toe on what they wear to what they look like. These programs use words such as fat or ugly to send the wrong message to every teenage girl. As for the boys, seeing channels with so much violence gives them the impression that they have to become this person that suppresses their emotions. Boys are shown to be someone who is strong and fearless, not someone that gives hugs or talks to girls about their feelings. Media makes sure that their programs are entertaining. If they aren’t watching television, they are either on their way to school or home with earphones at high volumes. Due to advancements in technology, the consumption in media by teens has risen over the past few years. A survey done by Pew Research showed that girls dominated in using social media. They used a substantial amount of social networks compared to boys who preferred their game consoles. Imagine if we counted game consoles as a form of media since some can be connected to the internet. The numbers would double, if not triple since everyone knows that most guys that love video games are labeled as “gamers.” These “gamers” can spend up to 12 hours straight on their games trying to pass a level. So many children and adolescents like their gadgets and who’s to blame them. Not long ago, we had pagers, something that not many children know about or have seen. I think the only way that they might see one is on a doctor at a hospital. Like Mr. Richmond reminded us, just like pagers had their limelight, so did video tapes or cassettes. Another reason why teens utilize the media excessively is because of peer pressure. An article was published on the importance of the cybernetic social world to teens. In California, teens are being pressured into using Facebook and those who don’t are left out of the social group. From this, they have come up a phenomenon named FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out which in my opinion is anxiety because the person can feel as though they wouldn’t have anything to talk about …show more content…
These improvements in technology can affect the next generation of children. Instead of soothing and comforting our children with physical contact, we seem to put them in front of the television so that they can see their favorite show and that somehow has become our way of dealing with their tantrums. We often put aside what could or is happening with their mental development. Not only do children get affected, but media has taken its toll on adults. Adults have been diagnosed with depression and more often than not they have trouble