Learning Theory On Family Guy

    As previously stated, the Cultivation Theory is the belief that prolonged exposure to the media will condition your thinking. To be specific, repeatedly seeing something (or the lack thereof) on TV or in movies affects the way you view the world around you. According to “Living With Television: The Violence Profile”, “All societies have evolved ways of explaining the world to themselves and to their children. Socially constructed ‘reality’ gives a coherent picture of what exists, what is important, what is related to what, and what is right.” (Gerbner). This quote relates to the idea of media representation by implying that what is shown on the media is portrayed in such a way that makes the consumer believe it is reality. As an example, if the media portrays homosexuals as sassy and bossy, it will be done repeatedly until that single idea becomes a ‘reality’. The media also uses this tactic in reverse, which is called symbolic annihilation. This concept says that lack of representation in the media equates to lack of existence in society. The less you are seen in the media, the more you are deemed imaginary and will be treated as such.

Phrases such as “You are an idiot!” or “Why can’t you be like the other kids?” impact a young child’s brain. Even symbolic aggression such as a slamming door or the silent treatment can affect a child who’s already been abused. The more a child experiences these events, the more of this kind of behavior is planted into their brain. Over the course the child’s life, everything they’ve ever witnessed or experienced, has planted a “seed” in their brain. The more recurring the events get , the more fertilized that “seed” becomes; it becomes easier to grow and take root. Around the ages of ten through fifteen, the connections in the brain, or “seeds”, are put to the test. What they experience in that five year range will grow some seeds more than others, and let others die out. It is at this point in the child’s life that is most crucial to influence them down the right path and try to “prune” away the bad seeds and encourage the better ones. To do this though, people must first recognize the signs of sociopathy in a child early on to start taking precautionary measures.

Stereotypes in the media are one of the ways that the general public becomes victims of stereotypical generalization of certain races. Each race and identity have stereotypes which the media continues to show since, they don’t base their entertainment on moral theories. Our identity shouldn’t be tied down to stereotypes that the media shows, because everyone is more than a label and a stereotype. Moral theories are a path that guides us to do the right thing and during this divided time we should be actively using it in our

People constantly try to gain direction and insight from their evaluations of other people. One such way they do so is through stereotypes. Stereotypes are cognitive constructs involving an individual’s half-truths and distorted realities knowledge, expectations, and beliefs about human groups. As such, racial stereotypes are constructed beliefs that all members of the same race share certain specific characteristics. In America, the media and Hollywood play an integral role in entrenching and dispelling these stereotypes. However, Hollywood and the media create characters according to stereotypes to attract an audience, from which the viewers can reflect on and laugh at the stereotypes recognizable within American society. This paper seeks to discuss the common stereotypes in American society and how the media and Hollywood promotes those stereotypes and their impacts.

Family guy is a dysfunctional family that lives in Quahog, Rhode Island. The parents: Peter and Lois. The children: the oldest, Meg, the middle child, Chris and the baby is Stewie. Last but not least, the dog Brian. This TV show exhibits crude, adult humour. There are many different opinions on this show, many parents are ok with letting there children watch it and other refuse to do so because of the kind of humour some parents are on edge. So is family guy a negative influence on children? I believe it does have a negative influence on kids. To start the language they use, secondly the violence and actions towards each other and

The mass media consists of any means of communication that has the ability to reach a large amount of people. The term ‘media’ can refer to movies, television, the newspaper, etc. It is because of it’s ability to out reach to a mass quantity of people that it is able to “reinforce and teach societal values.” At a young age, socialization occurs in that it involves the “learning of the values and the norms of society” and adopting them into their own personal values (Perse, 2001.) Children often have little life experience so they learn and imitate their environment whether that be the characters on television or societal institutions like their families or teachers at school. Adolescents are more susceptible to socialization in that they are at a period in which they are trying to find

Media has the ability to reinforce any stereotypical image with most viewers unaware that they are being unconsciously exposed to this material (Kenschaft et al. 2015,

Created in 1999 by Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy is an adult animated cartoon, commonly aired on FOX (“Family Guy”). Since its start, 269 episodes have been created; each teetering on the edge of morality and ethics. It is true that Family Guy is a chat-topping, clever, and properly thought out cartoon; however, it’s easy to discern the creator’s common use of inappropriate topics and remarks.

Popular culture is defined as “a composite of all the values, ideas, symbols, material goods, processes, and understandings that arise from mass media” (Atkins 131). It is well-known to the public and reinforces the way people see they world, including aspects such as race, ethnicity, and gender. According to Omi, popular culture “deals with the symbolic realm of social life, the images which it creates, represents, and disseminates contribute to the overall racial climate” (540). The individuals or groups belong to a specific race can be perceived based on their behavior portrayed by the mass media, instead of being recognized for who they truly are. Such effect created by the popular culture contributes to what is known as “racial stereotype”, which is “beliefs about differences in behavior associated with racial differences” (Jones 982).

This generation has exaggerated stereotypes over the year using movies to negatively represent people in today's society. Within these movies they have corrupted young teenage minds to judge any one on the way they look and see people.

Given the research on this topic, it is reasonable to claim that the media is a very powerful tool that can greatly impact people’s beliefs, perceptions and even who they choose to interact with. The images that the media produces are oftentimes the main representations of certain things that consumers see and begin to believe that ‘thing’ as. For instance, when black people are constantly portrayed as being unattractive, undesirable, and criminal and other negative traits, the people who consume those demeaning images are prone to believe that that is what all black people, or at least the majority, are, perpetuating a cycle of racism whether conscious or

Do you know what the greatest T.V. show is? If you guessed Family Guy than you

A show about a seemingly normal family might not be a show that doesn't catch a lot of viewer's attention. I have to disagree because Family Guy is one of my favourite televsion shows, and i rarely watch TV. Family Guy is comedy based off a normal middle class family, but like all families they have their problems that can be very strange. I admire shows that are different than any other shows that are out there. I find the show to be very interesting for various reasons such as their use of stereotypes,violence, and its slight case of predictibility which is why I love the "Patriot Games" episode.

“Media stereotypes are inevitable, especially in the advertising, entertainment and news industries, which need as wide an audience as possible to quickly understand information. Stereotypes act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation.”

In today's world, mass media is one of the important agents of socialization. People are influenced by the social norms portrayed by the mass media. Even as a child, the media had an influence on how I thought of myself and others. When I would watch TV or read a magazine, I began to pick up on certain messages that translated as: “If you are pretty, people will like you”, “You will make a lot of money if you’re smart”, or “If you are a certain gender, then you have a certain role”. I think