6. Media, TV, Internet, Sex, Social Media and Pornography

Articles

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

Problems For Profit: Trash TV (November 1995)

Do TV Talk shows have culturally redeeming value? Are they educating the public on matters of relationships, mental health and coping? There are over 20 daytime Talk TV shows with 54 million viewers and revenues of $150 million a year. Seventy p

Sexual Addiction Undermines Marital Happiness (December 1999)

This article points out some of harmful effect pornography can have on marriage. It particular, the user objectifies their partner and grows more dissatisfied with sexual relations in marriage. The real person in his or her life can't compete with fantasy created by exposure to sexaul materials. The article shows how this pattern leads to sexual addiction and possible sexaul affairs and acting out.

Pornography Is Poison, Affects Sexual Practices (January 2001)

This article summarizes how pornography has a negative effect on relationships and on personal values.

Using The Internet For All The Wrong Reasons (March 2001)

This article reviews research on how people become addicted to chat rooms, interactive games and interactive sexual fantasy at the expense of real life relationships. The false intimacy created in a virtual world is a poor substitute for reality and can consume a lot of time and energy.

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.

With TV, Best Viewing Is Limited Viewing (April 2002)

This article reviews research on how the wrtiers and producers of our mainstream media are influenced by the culture they live in as well as influence the culture by their media products. The point is also made that most plots have a postive moral message but it they are often overpowered by the anti-social elements such as gratuitous sex, violence and vulgarity put in to dramatize the production. Furth research shows that the best viewing strategy for children and adults is highly selective viewing.

Warning: Unsolicited Porn Invades Families, Homes (August 2002)

Dr. Farmer collected data from his home computer and found that 53 of the 233 unsolcited e-mails that came in over a three week period were pornographic. He makes a case for restricting the pornographers from abusing children and families inthe privacy of their own homes.

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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	Val Farmer 35 Years of Counseling General Topics VII. Parenting and Family Life 6. Media, TV, Internet, Sex, Social Media and Pornography Login Articles 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 Problems For Profit: Trash TV (November 1995) Do TV Talk shows have culturally redeeming value? Are they educating the public on matters of relationships, mental health and coping? There are over 20 daytime Talk TV shows with 54 million viewers and revenues of $150 million a year. Seventy p Sexual Addiction Undermines Marital Happiness (December 1999) This article points out some of harmful effect pornography can have on marriage. It particular, the user objectifies their partner and grows more dissatisfied with sexual relations in marriage. The real person in his or her life can't compete with fantasy created by exposure to sexaul materials. The article shows how this pattern leads to sexual addiction and possible sexaul affairs and acting out. Pornography Is Poison, Affects Sexual Practices (January 2001) This article summarizes how pornography has a negative effect on relationships and on personal values. Using The Internet For All The Wrong Reasons (March 2001) This article reviews research on how people become addicted to chat rooms, interactive games and interactive sexual fantasy at the expense of real life relationships. The false intimacy created in a virtual world is a poor substitute for reality and can consume a lot of time and energy. 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. With TV, Best Viewing Is Limited Viewing (April 2002) This article reviews research on how the wrtiers and producers of our mainstream media are influenced by the culture they live in as well as influence the culture by their media products. The point is also made that most plots have a postive moral message but it they are often overpowered by the anti-social elements such as gratuitous sex, violence and vulgarity put in to dramatize the production. Furth research shows that the best viewing strategy for children and adults is highly selective viewing. Warning: Unsolicited Porn Invades Families, Homes (August 2002) Dr. Farmer collected data from his home computer and found that 53 of the 233 unsolcited e-mails that came in over a three week period were pornographic. He makes a case for restricting the pornographers from abusing children and families inthe privacy of their own homes. 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. Next Page