Violence is the solution to almost any kind of conflict. What mass communication does in a society is to create the equivalent of parents, teachers, pastors, all mentors, if you will, in the media. Adolescents now spend far less time with their parents and pastors than with television. I n all cultures, all times and places, people learn to live their lives, not just by what other people say to them, but even more importantly, by what other people do. What mass communication does in a society is to create the equivalent of parents, teachers, pastors, all mentors, if you will, in the media.
Adolescents now spend far less time with their parents and pastors than with television.
That's not true. I need them involved and active in my life. Even when mom and dad are there, the culture is there as well. No matter how diligent we are, the culture will affect them. T he oppressing societies of the past were able to control human behavior by the sheer force of arms.