Messages from Television & Fairy Tales Discussion for this assignment you will complete topic 1 and topic 2 . You also need the book Berns, R. M. (2016). C

Messages from Television & Fairy Tales Discussion for this assignment you will complete topic 1 and topic 2 . You also need the book Berns, R. M. (2016). Child, Family, School, Community: Socialization, and Support. United States: Thomson/Wadsworth publishing. We are on Chapter 9 please include intext citations,apa style and references.

Ch. 9- Mass Media is a shaper of culture. It is purely for entertainment. There are many types of mass media and we are constantly bombarded by it. It is up to us how we utilize this and it’s all about moderation.

Topic 1: Messages from television

What are the hidden messages of the television medium? Pretend you are from another country and only know about the United States by what you have seen on television via satellite. How would you describe:

A. American people- age description, gender distribution, ethnic groups, occupation?

B. American daily life-activities, dress, language, problem, food, drinks, medicines?

C. American institutions-government, schools, families, hospitals, courts?

D. American values – materialism, humanism, success, competitiveness, altruism, aggressiveness, sexuality?

Support your discussion with the specific chapter information from the textbook material. Be sure to include correct in-text citations.

Topic 2: Fairy Tales

What are the hidden messages in fairy tales? Pick a fairy tale (for examples, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Litter Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the beast, and so on) and:

A. Analyze it for the portrayal of certain values – beauty, wealth, aggressiveness,and status, magic.

B. Analyze it for the portrayal of role – gender, ethnicity, age.

C. Citing certain developmental abilities, discussing possible beneficial and/or harmful effects of fairy tales on children.

D. Analyze and evaluate the factors that both positively and negatively influence the socialization of the child/yourself.

(Note: Instead of fairy tales in the print form, you may wish to substitute popular children’s films such as Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, All Gods Go to Heaven and so on.)