Nowadays it is hard to refuse that people receive information from many sources of media such as television, radio, newspaper, magazine, or even the Internet. It is also easy to accept that media or media images can shape audience’s perception which definitely affects their behavior. The effects on behavior can be both positive and negative. On one side, some people think that, by observing and imitating, media images give beneficial effects. Therefore, media images help improve audience’s quality of life. However, some people may argue that media images have many negative effects on audience’s behavior and it is harmful, especially to children who have difficulties in distinguish facts and opinions from various sources of media. According to Science Daily (Feb. 20, 2007), ‘the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls' self-image and healthy development’. Although media images affect audience’s perception and behavior both positively and negatively, I strongly belief that media images have more negative effects than positive effects. Therefore, in this essay, I would like to show the potential effects of media images on influencing audience’s life in a negative way and I also would like to show how to protect the harmful influence from media images.
Reference:
- American Psychological Association (2007), ‘Sexualization of girls is linked to common mental health problems in girls and women’, Science Daily,
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