Adventure Orientation	Assignment Station
Issues concerning culture and personality are addressed everyday in the popular media--from a call for "Family Values" to concern for the conflicting cultural value of "free speech" protection for pornography to censorship of TV programs that are "too violent" for children. Continue ...	Readings: Ember & Ember Chapter 14: Psychology and Culture Stearman Chapter 5: Belief Assignments: Quiz (Graded for 20 points. Due Friday ) Write an essay about child rearing practices in your friend's native culture. 40 points. Post by next Friday Do You Know?

Travel Log Let's talk more about what television teaches our children. Ask someone from a different country about his or her TV programs. Watch a Spanish language channel on TV. Observe the advertisements that sponsor your favorite TV program. Look for a correlation between the program and the message the ads send. What do our Television viewing preferences tell us about our culture?

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