streda 22. mája 2013

Recommended Blogs



Celebrity worshipping has been an issue for quite some time. People create parasocial relationships with stars to the point of hurting themselves. Media is pushing us more towards admiring people for their looks rather than educating ourselves. The blog provides great examples of this phenomenon.


The connection between childhood obesity and the media is often blamed on irresponsible parents. However, Daniela recognizes other underlying issues that we are not being told about by the media. She shows great cases when a government is trying to deal with a problem by ignoring it.


This blog is dealing with a similar problem and that is how the media impacts the creation of eating disorders. Lucy demonstrates how the image of a perfect body type is being shown to us all over again and how cruelly can those not matching this ideal be treated. On the other hand, Lucy shows some positive influences of the media as well.


The goal of the blog was to show, how the film industry can be hurtful to a child's development and what consequences can it have, if parents fail to educate their children to be media smart. There are various options suggested for parents, how to minimize harmful effects on a child.


Internet and Facebook addiction are common problems amongst adolescents. The technology is surrounding us everywhere and can cause deterioration from our social environment. Maryam's blog is very engaging, because most of us can relate to the issue.

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