Stereotypes Of Mental Poverty

The topic mental poverty is a mentality thats has been around for centuries. It is a man made condition and it has survived as long as poverty has lived on. However, mental poverty has almost always specifically affected minority groups or those who are considered of lesser existence. Today it predominantly affects minority groups such as blacks, hispanics and even native americans. ” Mental poverty : is categorized as an impoverished mind. "It is a way of living for some. It is a condition and state of mind where there are limited educational state resources and if there are educational resources, one choses to avoid them. It is a system that exist where the norm is ignorance and refusal . Refusal to change, to try and learn new better ways …show more content…
The media however, can sometimes implement a negative inclination to a particular group. What does this mean? The media and society can sometimes project negative influences( characteristic, trait, or stereotype) that nudges individuals to internalize such abstract influences to later develop and believe in them as reflection of their culture. The daily humorous stereotype publicized on T.V is an instruction for the underdeveloped minority youth on how to interact with society. The media sets a pattern for youth to later exhibit through their perspective and personal style that later leads to a pattern. In short, It’s an internalized point of view. That is reinforced by society's calamities such as poverty, child neglect, unsafe environments, unsafe influences, violence, drugs, prejudice, stereotypic media, and lack of visible role models. Children become what the media tells them to become, their just embracing the instruction that is most …show more content…
It competes with families, friends, schools and communities in its ability to shape young teens' interests, attitudes and values. The mass media infiltrates their lives. Most young adolescents watch TV and movies, surf the Internet, exchange e-mails, listen to CDs and to radio stations that target them with music and commercials and read articles and ads in teen magazines. “ The youth are constantly bombarded with the media's messages and they don’t know how to take it in. “The problem is that young adolescents often don't--or can't--distinguish between what's good in the media and what's bad. Some spend hours in front of the TV or plugged into earphones, passively taking in what they see and hear--violence, sex, profanities, gender, stereotyping and storylines and characters that are unrealistic. We know from research such as that conducted by George Comstock and Erica Sherrar that seeing too much TV violence appears to increase aggressive behavior in children and that regular viewing of violence makes violence less shocking and more