Media

Parents Need To Be Vigilent In Era Of Media Culture (January 2008)

This article describes the negative influence of media on formation of basic values and how parents need to be active in screening media use and helping children and teens male good choices.

Protecting The Family From Corrosive Media (April 2002)

The article highlights the dangers to family life posed by modern day media coming into the home. though there are many positive factors to selective TV viewing, the underlying moral values of the shows are overpwoered by the graphic displays of violence, vulgarity and sexual promiscuity. Even a greater danger lies in the amount of wasted time that families spend viewing media instead of actively teaching their own values for life.

Parents: Pay Attention To Media Violence (May 1999)

This article reviews the research of University of Michigan psycholgist Leonard Eron on how excessive TV viewing by children leads to aggression and violence. Dr. Farmer discusses rules and guidelines for parents to help their chldren control their viewing habits.

Visual Media Undermines Basic Values (June 2007)

This article describes the influence of violence and sexual images on television and the impact they moral values of young adults. Heavy viewers of television tend to be more liberal in basic social values affecting society.

Heavy Television Viewing Destructive To Moral Values (July 2007)

This article describes dramatic data on how heavy television viewing liberalizes moral values. This is is a more potent effect than the content of the shows which has its own liberalizing effect.

Whamo! Media Affects Kids Big Time (October 1995)

At a recent convention of the American Psychological Association, Psychologist Leonard Eron told how he and his colleages discovered a relationship between violence in media and aggression in children.

More than 35 years ago, Eron set

To Russia With Greed (September 1999)

Americans abroad are generally considered friendly, generous, confident and generally good people. However, people in Russia and other Eastern European countries get a negative view of Americans through the films and videos produced in Hollywood. Also cigarette manufacturers aggressively market their products in ways that are outlawed in this country. Unbridled capitalism coming from the west is poisoning the environment for young people. Parents are alarmed and dismayed.

The Negative Impact Of Television On Rural Life (July 1997)

Do you know more about the White House than your Court House? Or how about entertainment and sports celebrities than the neighbor next door? How much does television dominate your free time? Do you interact more on the Internet than with real pe

Violent Images Have Impact On Youth (August 2004)

This article raises awareness on the pervasive influence of media violence on youth behavior and attitudes.

A Sex Saturated Culture Harms Our Children (August 2002)

This article describes the impact of media saturated depictions of sexuality on children. Our culture is ignoring the harm that precocious sexuality will have on development, courtship and family life.

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	Media Parents Need To Be Vigilent In Era Of Media Culture (January 2008) This article describes the negative influence of media on formation of basic values and how parents need to be active in screening media use and helping children and teens male good choices. Protecting The Family From Corrosive Media (April 2002) The article highlights the dangers to family life posed by modern day media coming into the home. though there are many positive factors to selective TV viewing, the underlying moral values of the shows are overpwoered by the graphic displays of violence, vulgarity and sexual promiscuity. Even a greater danger lies in the amount of wasted time that families spend viewing media instead of actively teaching their own values for life. Parents: Pay Attention To Media Violence (May 1999) This article reviews the research of University of Michigan psycholgist Leonard Eron on how excessive TV viewing by children leads to aggression and violence. Dr. Farmer discusses rules and guidelines for parents to help their chldren control their viewing habits. Visual Media Undermines Basic Values (June 2007) This article describes the influence of violence and sexual images on television and the impact they moral values of young adults. Heavy viewers of television tend to be more liberal in basic social values affecting society. Heavy Television Viewing Destructive To Moral Values (July 2007) This article describes dramatic data on how heavy television viewing liberalizes moral values. This is is a more potent effect than the content of the shows which has its own liberalizing effect. Whamo! Media Affects Kids Big Time (October 1995) At a recent convention of the American Psychological Association, Psychologist Leonard Eron told how he and his colleages discovered a relationship between violence in media and aggression in children. More than 35 years ago, Eron set To Russia With Greed (September 1999) Americans abroad are generally considered friendly, generous, confident and generally good people. However, people in Russia and other Eastern European countries get a negative view of Americans through the films and videos produced in Hollywood. Also cigarette manufacturers aggressively market their products in ways that are outlawed in this country. Unbridled capitalism coming from the west is poisoning the environment for young people. Parents are alarmed and dismayed. The Negative Impact Of Television On Rural Life (July 1997) Do you know more about the White House than your Court House? Or how about entertainment and sports celebrities than the neighbor next door? How much does television dominate your free time? Do you interact more on the Internet than with real pe Violent Images Have Impact On Youth (August 2004) This article raises awareness on the pervasive influence of media violence on youth behavior and attitudes. A Sex Saturated Culture Harms Our Children (August 2002) This article describes the impact of media saturated depictions of sexuality on children. Our culture is ignoring the harm that precocious sexuality will have on development, courtship and family life. 1 2 3 Next