Media Influence and Its Effects on Society

1. and its affect on us

2. Media • comes from the Latin meaning middle or “go-between” is information and entertainment

3. What constitutes media?

4. Inform • To give form to • To fill with a certain quality • The media changes the form of our thinking • The media is powerful

5. How does the media inform us?

6. Who controls the message? • Media conglomerates • According to Fortune 500, the top five are: 1. 2. News Corporation - FOX News 3. Time Warner 4. CBS Corporation 5. Viacom

7. These companies have merged over the years to become larger companies • They run ads, sold by people we trust • The companies are run by white men over age 40

8. Entertain • To make us laugh and to forget our troubles for a while • Questions to ask: • Is something okay because its funny and gets a laugh? • Is it crude? excessively violent? • Does it show “real life”? • Reality shows • Half hour/one hour shows where problems are solved by the end of the segment

11. Where do we look for happiness?

12. In the past the church steeple was the tallest construction in the area and it pointed to a higher power. • Since fewer people attend religious services, the world has become our church

13. Themes in media

14. 1. Instant Pleasure • do what you want to do • if it feels right, it is good • Party on the weekends and get wasted • Just have a good time • Need to have fun to get away from pressures / problems

15. 2. Sexual relationships

16. Glorifies having sex with multiple partners (promiscuity) • Do it now to enter paradise

17. Glorifies men using women for their pleasure and then never seeing them again • No respect for women or men

18. Gang rape • Peeping toms • Brutal rapes and murders

19. What are some of the effects of casual sexual relations? • Message in the media is that everyone is doing it

20. Pregnancy and abortion • Despair • Empty relationships • Feelings of self loathing • Fear – alone in the world - devastation and hurt

21. Media does not show these things

22. 3. Drugs • Pleasurable feelings • Cigarettes and alcohol • To mask problems

23. 4. Beautiful People and Beautiful Clothes • Look better • Judged by our appearance • Accepted or rejected by our looks • Need to have great hair and bodies to be in

24. Media affects body image • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6XfMtaw8aU • How media affects girls and women

25. Body Image: Media vs Mind • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Xa1Nw8eJY

26. Dove evolution commercials • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U • http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3280203671&feature=iv&src_vid=iYhCn0jf46U&v=17j5QzF3kqE • First is the face and second is the body • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_I17cK1ltY for men

27. 11 Facts about Body Image • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Ajvix6DXs

28. Teenage obesity and anorexia are nationwide problems • Advertisements for junk food • Advertisements for diets and diet aids

29. 5. Conformity • Media says we all need to look the same, to own the same things, and to have the same goals • We believe our life is inferior and inadequate

30. KIA ad • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEwdI58kufY

31. People need to have a sense of who they are, of what is important to them, and what they want from life • Not let media derail these goals

32. 6. Success is what you own • More you own the more successful you are • Own everything materially but may lose your soul

33. A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2010 showed: • Kids spend more time with media than their parents • Kids who spend less time with media are happier with their lives, get into less trouble and have better grades GenerationM2:Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-year-olds (January 2010)

34. 7. Violence • Aggressive behaviour • Brutality and rape in movies/songs/TV • Blood and hurt are normal

35. 8. Trapped in life • World has no meaning or hope • Destruction and fear • Fantasy and illusion

36. Qualities not addressed • Integrity, trust, sincerity • Volunteering, altruism or sacrifice • Positive rights of passage • Driver’s license • Moving out for university/college/work

37. What is Success and/or Happiness in a Christian or faith-filled context?

38. The Greek philosopher Aristotle said, "Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the aim and end of human existence."

39. Happiness Definedby Greg LaurieChristian Post Contributor "Psychology Today pointed out that in 2000, there were 50 books written on happiness, but just eight years later, there were 4,000 books written on the topic."

40. The Bible talks about happiness as well, but it defines it in an altogether different way than our culture does. When we read the word "happiness" in the Bible, it is speaking of something that is self-contained. In other words, you can experience happiness regardless of your circumstances. The happiness the Bible advocates does not come from what you have. It isn't dependent on whether things are going well. It comes from who you know. And the "who" I am referring to is the Lord himself. A really happy person is hungry for the things of God. You go and you have a good meal of Bible study and worship. You dig in and are satisfied. But you are hungry afterward and want to do it again. That is a good sign, you see. That is a sign of a happy person-a person who is walking with God.“ http://www.christianpost.com/news/happiness-defined-46921/

41. culture says: when good things happen when we are wealthy "But sometimes the things people wish for actually could be more of a curse than a blessing." http://www.wnd.com/2010/05/159741/#B2urB8vzkgvGG9gC.99

42. "Consider the story of Juan Rodriguez, a New York parking-lot attendant who won $149 million in the lottery two days after filing for bankruptcy. His big win seemed only to bring him a whole lot of trouble. In addition to being besieged by friends and relatives who were seeking handouts, his wife, Iris, filed for divorce 10 days after his win and demanded half the jackpot. Relatives say he was much happier when he was bankrupt. His story is proof there are two sources of unhappiness in life: not getting what you want and getting it. There are some things money can buy, and there are other things it can’t buy. Money can buy you a bed, but it can’t buy you a good night’s sleep. It can buy you books, but it can’t buy you brains. It can buy you a house, but it can’t buy you a home. It can buy you medicine, but it cannot buy you health. Money can buy you amusement, but it cannot buy you happiness. And in the words of Paul, John, George and Ringo, money can’t buy you love."

43. Jesus reiterated this teaching in the New Testament when He declared which is the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these" (Mark 12:30-31). By obeying God, we gain freedom from the curses of this world—hate, jealousy, addictions, confusion, inferiority complexes, sadness without reason, anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, selfishness and more. http://www.gotquestions.org/success-Bible.html#ixzz2uIDNn0bl

44. When you have Jesus in your life, you are no longer trying to be a success; you are a success! http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/spiritual-growth/17978-god-s-definition-of-success Charisma Magazine

45. Success To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; This is to have succeeded. Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson but more likely by Bessie Stanley “What Constitutes Success” (1905)

46. Third Commandment Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day need for "down time" sit on a beach listening to the waves take a walk in the forest sit on your porch at the cottage lay on the ground and marvel at the stars come face-to-face with a plant and look at it closely

47. We NEED time to reflect