Blog #3

I watched the show Scrubs. The American core values were very appherant in the show because it is about people trying to become doctors. First, achievement and success are shown through the interns work. They are hard working and work at work and study outside of work in order to become the best doctor they can be. This goes along with the value activity and work, the interns and doctors are always working even when they aren't at work they are thinking about it. Also along with success there is a heirarchy in the hospital. There is the janitor, the nurses, interns, and then doctors. Depending how much schooling and success you have had allows you to be higher up in the standings. The show also portrays youthfulness. All the successful doctors are young and goodlooking and it makes you want to be like them. Even the older doctors on the show look and act younger than they really are. Humanitarianism is another big core value with the doctors. Whenever they get a patient that they like or can relate to they take care of them more fervently.

The video brought up many valid points about what the media is doing to the younger generations. I think that it is getting out of control but the advertisers aren't going to stop. I think the child's parents have to regulate what their child sees. They can shield their children somewhat from the media. Kids don't have to watch so much tv or go on the internet at such a young age. The parents can teach their children to develop their own ideas before they give them a full blast of the media. The parents can teach their kids to realize what the media is really saying and the kids can become responsible consumers. Once they are taught they can be exposed to more media but I think that until they are out of elementary school they shouldn't be overexposed like they are now. This is because the schools could teach about the media along with the parents and then it could dreate responsible consumers.