SOC 202 Lecture 3: Representation and the Construction of Social Reality
5 Feb 2018
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Notice the confl tion between toys nd medi in the contempor ry moment. Think through the issues of represent tion: th t is the v lues nd/or ideologies th t determine wh t me nings circul te in p rticul r historic l contexts nd with wh t effects. Understanding the debate: the impact of children"s media and toy culture. On the one h nd, there is the rgument th t television nd toy culture enrich children(cid:322)s lives, stimul tes their im gin tions nd cre tivity, bro dens their educ tion nd knowledge, encour ges multicultur l toler nce nd stimul tes development. On the other h nd, there is gre t nxiety bout the bility of television nd cert in. Spects of toy culture to numb senses, to develop indifference to the p in of others, encour ge destructive beh viours, the deterior tion of mor l v lues nd suppress loc l cultures.
