Gender Roles in Media | HuffPost null Media plays a large role in creating social norms, because various forms of media, including advertisements, television, and film, are present almost everywhere in current culture. Gender roles, as an example, exist solely because society as a whole chooses to accept them, but they are perpetuated by the media. Conspicuous viewers must be aware of what the media is presenting to them, and make sure they're not actively participating in a culture of oppression. Even on young children, gender roles are being pushed through advertisements. Television is the most pervasive form of media, with 96.7 percent of American families owning a TV, according to The Nielsen Company, which takes TV set ownership into account when it produces ratings. For example, The Big Bang Theory, in its earlier seasons, had only one consistently present female lead -- Penny, played by the lovely Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting. There's nothing wrong with accepting gender roles.
Children taught to be suicide bombers Inside a school for suicide bombers Children are being trained in Pakistan as suicide bombers, says Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyShe says they are isolated from families and fed a diet of propagandaShe says children are trained to have no faith in earthly future, to believe in rewards in afterlifeTaliban promises compensation for families of suicide bombers, she says Editor's note: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist who has been working in Pakistan and Afghanistan documenting the rise of the Taliban and other radical factions since 2001. She is working on a pilot project to counter radicalization in Pakistan and is writing her first book. TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading," hosts talks on many subjects and makes them available through its website. (CNN) -- The Taliban are running suicide schools inside Pakistan, preparing a generation of boys for atrocities against civilians. Find out more about Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
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Differential parental reinforcement influence children's gender role development Observational Learning: Examples, Stages, History Observational learning describes the process of learning by watching others, retaining the information, and then later replicating the behaviors that were observed. There are a number of learning theories, such as classical conditioning and operant conditioning, that emphasize how direct experience, reinforcement, or punishment can lead to learning. However, a great deal of learning happens indirectly. For example, think about how a child may watch adults waving at one another and then imitates these actions later on. A tremendous amount of learning happens through this process. Observational learning is sometimes called shaping, modeling, and vicarious reinforcement. It also plays an important role in the socialization process. History Psychologist Albert Bandura is the researcher most often associated with learning through observation. Studies suggest that imitation with social understanding tends to begin around 2 years old, but will vary depending on the specific child. Seek Forward→
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