In this section about youth at risk, Barry Glassner addresses how the media blows up issues such as missing children, pedophiles, and the well being of American children. He demonstrates how the way these issues are represented puts fear into the heart of children and parents all over the country. It makes these people live in constant fear. The media makes Americans believe that our youth is in constant danger of corruption or abduction just because they know it exists. Glassner also addresses the fear Americans have for children with single mothers or teenage mothers. He points out how Americans overlook the reasons and circumstances these mothers go through.
Do you think that if the media didnt portray missing children as blown up as they do, Americans would worry less about it?
Why do you think Americans have such a bad outlook on single mothers?
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I think Americans have such a bad outlook on single mothers because some Americans still believe that a male is needed to support a family. People still believe that women are not completely equal to men and therefore a family should include a strong man to support the family. So I think that single mothers are looked down upon because they think the child who is fatherless is going to become some kind of criminal when the child grows up because they do not have that male role model to follow while they are growing up.
ReplyDeleteI think if the media didnt portray missing children as blown up as they do Americans probally wouldnt make such a big deal about the situation. However this could be bad due to the fact that if children arent being closely watched that they could easily be abducted. Also that too much freedom and not enough strict behavior in the household can cause destruction for the child.
ReplyDeleteAmericans look down on single mothers because the fact that most people have the state of mine to where its necessary to have a father figure to have that perfect american dream family. And also to this day women are looked as if they are weaker then men, so if a man is missing in the equation, its going to be a problem.
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