Escaping the media and their influence is impossible. Everywhere one turns, a different form of the media is conveying a message to the world about what normalcy is and/or should be. As Douglas Kellner, author of “Cultural Studies, Multiculturalism and Media Culture” writes, they “provide materials out of which we forge our very identities, our sense of selfhood; our notion of what it means to be male or female; our sense of class, of …showed first 75 words of 677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 677 total…driven to satisfy it’s viewing public. It is and most likely will continue to be a driving force in many people’s lives. Without in-depth observation and research, many may not realize the impact the media has. I feel that it is important for people to be informed and to want to change these often negative images/stereotypes portrayed. Only time will tell what will come and just how long the impact will continue.