The Mass Media Lab
MEDIA’S EFFECTS ON BODY IMAGE
The effects of media on HUMAN BODY: This topic was discussed in the unit Representations and Stereotypes. The conclusion: As a result of the ideal beauty presented in the media, people lose their self-esteem.
MEDIA’S EFFECTS ON BODY IMAGE
TEST YOUR SELF-ESTEEM (handout with personality test) http://www.goddessflight.com/esteem/es.htm
MEDIA’S EFFECTS ON CHILDREN
VIOLENCE IN MEDIA
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play/used to play video games? What type? How many hours a day?
Watch the following film and fill in the following questionnaire about violence in video games. Answer the following questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MUYe7upj1s&feature=related (up to min 2.10)
Reasons for making use of violence in video games What is a first person shooter game?
Answers: 1. - teenage boys like to watch things blow up - the games are based on the principle of things colliding with others - adolescents want to feel powerful 2. The game takes place through the eyes of the player, who is using a weapon.
MEDIA’S EFFECTS ON SOCIAL STATUS (poverty/richness)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGgdaxOhEg
Watch the following part from the American serial The Gossip Girl and write down what you thing Chuck Bass and the other characters are saying (no volume).
CASE STUDY- BULLYING IN THE MEDIA
DISCRIMINATION AND BULLYING IN MEDIA
SKIN
It is a play by the Canadian author Dennis Foon (1984). It is a play dealing with racism and bullying and how these affect some teenagers.
CASE STUDY- BULLYING IN THE MEDIA
Read the first scene of SKIN and say which message it sends.
SKIN: Scene OneOne(a monologue) I am five foot six inches tall. I weigh 150 pounds. I have two arms. Two legs. Two feet. Two ears. Two eyes. One nose. One mouth. Ten fingers. Ten toes. I can smell. I can see.
I can hear. I can touch. My blood is red. My blood is red. My blood is red. My blood is red. I breathe. I think. I feel. I feel. I feel. I feel.
CREATING A BLOG Questionnaire on bullying
Bullies are mostly boys agree disagree Bullies have friends agree disagree Bullies are coward agree disagree Bullies select victims that they are sure won’t fight back agree disagree It is important to ignore bullies agree disagree The best way to deal with a bully is by getting even agree disagree One word to describe a bully is ___________ One word to describe a victim is ___________
CREATING A BLOG Create a class blog on bullying together with your teacher. Say your opinion about bullying in media on the class blog. Post your opinions about The Fat Boy Chronicles film (USA, 2010). Post pictures about bullying. Post the lesson materials on bullying and media effects.
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Compare BLOGS and PODCASTS!