Topic- Explicit Content in the Media
Title- Media effects and Society, by Elizabeth M. Perse
Publisher- Mahwah, NJ : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001.
Summary- In the book, the author speaks about the general affect the media has on its viewers. How it shapes public opinions, and teaches us alot of what we know. She also talks about how violence and sexual contents in our media effects peoples outlook on certain subjects, and the social impacts of it.
Response- Although I feel that censorship is wrong because it infringes on the creators rights to express themselves, the content should be regulated. There is no way a child is going to be stopped from watching shows like "Jerry Springer," or "Jackass," unless their parent is supervising them. Thats why I feel that with the up-and-coming development of digital cable, and satellite television, inwhich explicit content can be blocked, or simple unavailable, is the way T.V should be watched.
Additional Ideas- I should probably look for some sort of legislation, or laws on the subject, and any current event that is focussed on the subject.
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One way to argue for or against this would be to look at other countries programming and the effects it has on them. When i was in Europe this past summer I saw some things on tv that would have never made it on air in the US. But because it was a normal part of their society it didn't bother them. I believe that this is because they are either used to it or they just depend on the parents to do the censoring and make sure their kids don't watch something bad. In the US we depend on others too much to censor things that may be harmful to kids, when I believe it is the parents job to do this.
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