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Identity Formation and the Media

Listen to the radio; watch children’s programming including advertising; look at children’s books; or watch popular children’s movies.

As you read, watch, and listen, put yourself in the place of a child between the ages of 2 and 6, and consider the messages you are receiving and all ways in which these messages might influence your sense of self.

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• Five specific messages that, in your opinion, might influence a young child’s identity formation process
• The type of media that produced these messages
• A brief summary of specific ways these messages might influence the identity formation process
• Any new insights, noteworthy ideas or personal conclusions related to this assignment