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- 411: Socialized Sexism
- ... largely the equipment of the trade, which are complex machines. These boys also receive further assurance from society that men are supposed to deal with mechanical and scientific things. When children or adults watch the television, they see many aspects of the workplace. They see that most of the scientists that work on important cures for diseases and work for NASA are men. They see that television hosts of kid s shows are women, and then see that all the main characters in the show are male. In the popular comedy, Dharma and Greg , Greg is the professional who goes away as ... the media to portray society wrong. Society is dominated by males in science and the majority of women do stay home and take care of their children. The media is not changing America on the television, simply portraying it. In the long run, these prejudices may not exist, but only if there is a mass effort on parents part to have children which are more gender neutral orientated, and if ...
- 412: The Simpsons
- ... a world full of Bart Simpsons. Little whining, annoying troublemakers all over the place. Now imagine a world without Bart Simpson. Rather difficult, isn't it? The Simpsons is one of America's most popular television shows. It ranks as the number one television program for viewers under eighteen years of age (Varhola, 50). Having this young audience, one would think the show would be filled with educational, or at least beneficial, material to help kids who are developing ... Simpsons is often viewed as a severe threat to Christianity. With its lack of morals and ethics, the Simpsons install a false sense of what daily life should consist of in uneducated youths. Seeing how television plays such a large role in raising today's kids, the programs they watch should establish solid Christian values in them (Rebeck, 621). Even in the attempts to show the faith and true religious ...
- 413: Who Loves Lucy? I do, I do!
- Who Loves Lucy? I do, I do! As a member of a generation that grew up with a steady diet of junk food, video games and television, I know almost everything that you need to know to pass Super Mario Brothers 1, 2, and 3 for the original Nintendo, and I definitely know the theme song to the Brady Bunch television show. One of my favorite shows to watch while growing up was “I Love Lucy.” Not only am I able to recognize each episode within a few minutes of watching, but I also know most ... is nothing but typical gender roles personified. Many people contend that the submissiveness that Lucy shows towards Ricky has a negative effect on the women of today. In Butte College’s textbook The Literature of Television the author says “In the early 50's, the model was the ditzy, out-of-control, not-to-bright homemaker Lucy, totally dependent on her husband Ricky for financial support.” (unknown, chap 12) This ...
- 414: Sex Education -- 2
- ... world, where information travels at the speed of light and mass media is part of our everyday lives, teenagers are more exposed to this world than ever before. In this country, teens have access to television, newspapers, and of course, internet. Sometimes, teenagers can misinterpret what they see in the media regarding sex and make unwise decisions, such as having unprotected sex. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and teenage pregnancies is a ... in the United States as well. However, the United States and Europe are two complete different areas. The United Sates has a completely different culture. Europeans are not exposed to the type of movies and television programs that American teenagers are exposed to. Charles Krauthammer, former chief resident in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, points out, "Kids do not learn their morals at school. They learn it at home. Or they ... mass media" (Krauthammer 584). Jeannie I. Rosoff, president of the Alan Guttmŕcher Institute, also believes that media is one of the reasons why teenagers are more sexually active. She says, "The role of media, particularly television, is pervasive, and the depiction of sex and violence is ubiquitous at virtually all hours of the day" (Rosoff 33). It is impossible to compare teenage pregnancy rates of two different regions of the ...
- 415: Sex Education --
- ... world, where information travels at the speed of light and mass media is part of our everyday lives, teenagers are more exposed to this world than ever before. In this country, teens have access to television, newspapers, and of course, internet. Sometimes, teenagers can misinterpret what they see in the media regarding sex and make unwise decisions, such as having unprotected sex. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and teenage pregnancies is a ... in the United States as well. However, the United States and Europe are two complete different areas. The United Sates has a completely different culture. Europeans are not exposed to the type of movies and television programs that American teenagers are exposed to. Charles Krauthammer, former chief resident in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, points out, "Kids do not learn their morals at school. They learn it at home. Or they ... mass media" (Krauthammer 584). Jeannie I. Rosoff, president of the Alan Guttmŕcher Institute, also believes that media is one of the reasons why teenagers are more sexually active. She says, "The role of media, particularly television, is pervasive, and the depiction of sex and violence is ubiquitous at virtually all hours of the day" (Rosoff 33). It is impossible to compare teenage pregnancy rates of two different regions of the ...
- 416: Lee De Forest
- ... entirely different method. (Kraeuter, 77). (Though some time later movies actually began to use the method De Forest originally proposed.) Lee De Forest was a pioneer in the development of wireless telegraphy, sound pictures, and television. His triode made practicable transcontinental telephony, both wire and wireless, and led to the foundation of the radio industry. He is frequently called "the father of radio." (Kraeuter, 75). The first high-powered naval radio ... since the audion helped start the explosion of electronics earlier this century. American inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, which made live radio broadcasting possible and became the key component of all radio, telephone radar, television, and computer systems before the invention of the transistor in 1947. (Kraeuter, 79). Forest passed away on June 30, 1961 in Hollywood, CA. De Forest wrote an autobiography entitled Father of Radio, but did not get that recognition from the rest of the world. He is remembered as one contributor to an industry that was, truth, the work of many people. (Kraeuter, 79). Kraeuter, David W. (1992). Radio and Television Pioneers. New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries. (1999) [Online]. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/index.html
- 417: Sponsors and Sports
- ... companies, they are still a major part of every game played. One of the more widely known sponsors of sports is Nike. Their rivalry with Reebok and other shoe and apparel companies is seen on television and on the playing field. Advertising their company is the major concern when displaying their logos in sports. Beverages, fast foods, credit cards, automobiles and a wide variety of companies spend their money on sports related ventures. They spend big dollars to name stadiums and arenas after their companies. Television gives these companies even more chances to influence the public with commercials that companies might sometimes pay up to $1 million for. The uniforms that the players wear are now being made my different manufacturers ... also because of recent work stoppages and labor disputes. MLB was once the leader in innovative ideas involving sponsors. Billboards are placed around the stadium in strategic spots that will be noticed by fans and television. Stadiums are now being renamed by companies willing to spend millions to have the stadium named after the company such as 3Com Park in San Francisco. These short term deals can create a problem ...
- 418: Basketball Needs to Be Fixed
- Basketball Needs to Be Fixed Professional and college basketball have become very popular in the hearts and minds of many Americans. Millions of dollars a year are spent on apparel, tickets, and television all generated by people's love for basketball. But in the last couple of years, both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball have lost a substantial amount of their competition and have caught ... the promotion of college basketball is hurt; along with the overall talent level of the league is lowered drastically. Games become less interesting because the players are not as talented. This in turn hurts the television networks because people do not like watching games in which they do not know who the players are. And then, that in turn hurts the league and the schools again because the networks will not ... tubes. This also hurts the TV networks because no one wants to see mediocre professional teams play, and then that turns around and hurts the teams and the league because the networks pay less for television rights. Money, is obviously the reason why underclassmen leave for the NBA early. If you were twenty-two years old, and someone would pay you 90 million dollars to play a game that you ...
- 419: Rabbit, Run Happy Endings
- ... children, while the men took on a job to bring in the income. It was the wife's job to make sure that dinner was on the table when the father came home from work. Television during this time period exemplified the priorities in a women's life by showing programs such as Father Knows Best, and The Life of Riley. Steven Mintz said in his chapter Families of the Fifties, "Television programs conveyed cultural images as strong and as influential on the viewer as the commercials which financed the new medium. Each night on TV, screen stars projected conceptions of masculinity and femininity, parenthood, and childhood ... his way. She was wrong in his life and he was going to try to fix that by running instead of staying to turn their marriage around. "Well Jesus Janice. All you did was watch television and drink all the time. I mean I'm not saying I wasn't wrong, but it felt like I had to. You get the feeling you're in your coffin before they've ...
- 420: Soap Operas
- ... through channels when they sort of pause to take a peek at what's happening on the latest episode of Days of Our Lives. The funniest thing though, is when they hear someone coming; the television is suddenly set to much music. Sure it may sound dumb changing channels, but hey I actually know people who do that, especially guys. Notice that practically all guys will say they have never seen ... husband is actually your brother's, wife's, uncle's, roommate's, sister's, cousins long lost father, to your petty problems at work. Sure you can say that kind of stuff only happens on television, but what's freaky in soap opera's is that your actually get drawn into them and forget that they are only imaginary. I know that when I watch Young and the Restless, suddenly I ... and troubled person, who'd probably be traumatized for life and my psychiatrist would be set for life on counseling me alone. The absolute best reaction though, is when you actually start talking to the television, in the hopes of helping the characters. It's weird I always find myself saying something like, "Carrie you have Austin why the hell would you want Mike?" as if she could really hear ...
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