National Institute on Media and the Family Logo
Building healthy families through the wise
use of media.
 
     
 
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events
Invite a Speaker Invite a Speaker
HOME HOME
Programs
 |  About Us  |  Hot Topics  |  Resources  |  Get Involved  |  Dr. Dave's Blog  |  Store  |  Donate
     
Donate Now
 
Are We Creating a Culture of Disrespect?
Values and Attitudes in the Media
Whoever tells the stories defines the culture. That isn't new. What is new is that we have delegated more and more of the storytelling function to mass media. Some of the media take the art to new heights. Too many, however, specialize in dishing out heaping servings of violence, mayhem and degradation. In this presentation we will discuss the role of the media in creating and nourishing a "culture of disrespect" among young people.

Combining the latest discoveries in brain science with cutting-edge research, we will discuss how media stories of disrespect, sex, and violence in television, video games and online affect our kids and what we can do to help our kids become MediaWise.
 
Douglas Gentile, Ph.D.
Kevin Walsh, Ed.D.
 
   
 
Jenifer Strauss
 
 
Steve Schroeder-Davis, Ed.D.
 
 
 
 
National Institute on Media and the Family © National Institute on Media and the Family.