User:Evan sandoval/sandbox

In the article on media consumption the area i would like to add on to is the negative aspect of media consumption because the article does not go extensively into how media effects people negatively. The articles i would like to use are www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691/ this article focusses on the media impact on one of medias biggest consumer group is the youth. Another aspect in what i would like to change in this article is to look through the sources that the information comes from and choose a more reliable source. One souse i would like to change is the one on the history of mass media which is important on how the evolution of technology RANDLE, Quint. A historical overview of the effects of new mass media: Introductions in magazine publishing during the twentieth century. First Monday, [S.l.], sep. 2001. ISSN 13960466. Available at: < http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/885/794 >. Date accessed: 09 Feb. 2017. doi:10.5210/fm.v6i9.885.

Bibliography

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792691

RANDLE, Quint. A historical overview of the effects of new mass media: Introductions in magazine publishing during the twentieth century. First Monday, [S.l.], sep. 2001. ISSN 13960466. Available at: < http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/885/794 >. Date accessed: 09 Feb. 2017. doi:10.5210/fm.v6i9.885.

Horvath, Cary W. "Measuring Television Addiction." Journal Of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 48.3 (2004): 378-398. Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.

=Negative effects (added on)= Media consumption can have a wide range of negative behavioral and emotional effects. There are many instances of violence in movies, television, video games and websites which can affect one's level of aggression. These violent depictions can desensitize viewers to acts of violence and can also provoke mimicking of the acts. Since violence is so rampant in media, viewers believe they live in a more violent world than they actually do.

The reach of media is expanding globally and with this television has become a vice around the world. Television addiction has been labeled as the plug in drug since 1977. Over the years televisions are now located in almost every home, according to most recent estimates taken by Nielsen in the U.S. alone there are 116.4 million T.V. homes.

Television can have a negative impact on adolescent and cause them to behave in manners that are not a part of normal social norms. Programs that portray's violent acts can change a adolescents view on violence and this may lead them to develop aggressive behavior these shows usually portray's a person who commits a crime or resorts to violence they also show that these people go unpunished for there crime creating a sense of crime is something you can get away with, Study's show that 65% of people between the age of 8 to 18 have a tv in there room. The average adolescent in high school watches on average 14 hours of television a week this show that a child will spent more time watching tv then the time spent in high school. Television can be a very powerful medium for children while they can have a positive effect on a child's development this can also have a negative effect that television can lead to is violence.

When adolescence watch Television for long periods of time they spend less time being active and engaged in physical activity. Many Adolescents who spend large amounts of time watching television see actors as role models and try to emulate them by trying to be like them. This can also have a negative impact on people's body images, mostly women. After seeing beautiful and thinner than average women in the media, viewers may feel worse about themselves and sometimes develop eating disorders. Some believe that the reason obesity rates have greatly increased in the last 20 years is due to increased media consumption. This is due to the fact that children are spending much more time playing video games and watching television than exercising.

Another problem that has developed due to increased media consumption is that people are becoming less independent. With text messaging and social media, people want instant gratification from their friends and often feel hurt if they do not receive an immediate response. Instead of having self-validation, people often need validation from others. Another issue with independence is that since children frequently get cellphones when they are very young, they are always connected and never truly alone. Today, many children do not have the rite of passage of being on their own because they can always call their parents if they need help or are frightened.