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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Peace Section
Year Published: 1977Pages: 10pp Price: Free Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX508 This report is put together by the Task Force on Women in Church and Society of the MCC. Abstract: This report is put together by the Task Force on Women in Church and Society of the MCC. It is published by-monthly and is free to anyone interested. Contact is both American and Canadian, resources are listed for both countries, and contributors come from both Canada and the U.S. Media and states at the beginning: "There are two basic messages we receive from our t.v. sets - 1 - violence is the great and adventure and the sure solution and 2 - over consumption is the way to the good life. One of the major concerns expressed is that by focusing on the physical violence of the media we may be blinding ourselves to the deeper issue which is that the media are shaping our attitudes and our values. "The media are no longer reflections of society, they are creators." The report explores at length how media manages to shape our view of reality. Two of the questions raised for analyzing the media are: 1) Does the focus of this presentation aid in transformation of people into strong, coping, actualized persons? 2) Does it contribute to man's becoming fully man growing toward his potential? (Author's note here asks for help with the language) Also included are suggestions for action, an article on pornography, the response of a non-t.v. watcher after exposing herself to t.v. for one week, and resources for further information. (Organizations working to improve programming as well as books and articles.) |