and have particulary found the works of David Buckham of interest.
I have listed below the extracts of his work that I have found useful concerning my critical research study on children and the media.
Children are "passive victims of media manipulation"
The media has caused a "moral degradation and social decline."
Media violence is seen "to encourage children to commit acts of violence"
Elizabeth Newton quotes "Media violence represents a form of electronic child abuse."
Children have an "inability (or unwillingness) to conform to adult norms."
"Vulnerability, ignorance and irrationality are regarded as part of the inherent condition of childhood."
Children have an "inability to distinguish between fiction and reality. Children copy what they see on television because they lack the experience and the intellectual capacities that might enable them to see through the illusion of reailty which the medium provides."
Children view what they see to be "an accurate reflection of the world."
The media is portrayed as "A trustworthy guide to behaviour."
Buckingham also touches apon the hypodermic syringe (as discussed in a previous post)
The hypodermic theory depicts children as "passive victims." However Buckingham presents a contrasting belief of children as "active interpreters of meaning" so that they can "consciously process, interpret and evaluate meaning."
Like the gratifications theory (also discussed in a previous post) Buckingham outlines how children use the media for different social purposes.
It "depends upon the users' relationship with other influences."
These are the influences of "age, gender, and social class... different children can effectively occupy different media worlds."
I will try to use some of these quotations from "Ill Effects" in my exam so as to support the evidence that I have found when researching the relationship between teenagers and the media.
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