There are many examples within the media that try to construct reality. Many magazines feed us false images of people,making us think that they look like that in real life. Shows like Survivor, Big Brother House,The Hills,Teen Mom, Sweet Sixteen and Jershey Shore trick us into thinking that the 'people'within these shows actually live these lives, but they are just characters portraying a role. By slapping the title of "reality tv" onto these shows , the audience thinks all of these things happen in real life. But in reality they are scripted characters who go through wardrobe and make-up before appearing on camera. False constructions like this have a very negative effect on the younger generation of society. Since a majority of these shows appear on teen demographic networks such as MTV, young people are watching them and think it is okay to leads lives like this. Unfortunately, partying, having sex and spending copious amounts of money is not a realistic lifestlye...unless of course you're Paris Hilton. (what happened to her?!)
In conclusion, media does an excellent job of constructing reality, but sadly that may be what destroys the next generation.
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