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Applied Nostalgia

environment. Most parents, unlike claims, do not escape into work from the family. In an Ohio Study66% percent of respondents said that work is not a relief from family and 86% said theywanted to spend more time with the family. 77% of respondents were more fulfilled athome and 90% were happier. Obviously work is not a relief from family (U of C 1). The conditions of the 1990s are different not worse; reverting to the 1950s is an absurdmisconception. The 1950s was never perfect, the only family that was perfect was the TVsitcom families, who existed only in Hollywood. If this is true, than they fall for the verysame mistake they reprimand modern society for, ideals and TV. Despite everydayproblems, the conditions that the average child has improved, not diminished. The societalills that might have resulted from the changes far outweigh the disadvantages. This action is possible but the steps required to reverse society to the 1950s sitcom wouldbe infinitely huge. First, eliminate any sort of modern communications devices: acomputer, fax machine, email, pager--items the advocates say cause the loss of innocence.Second, introduce the constant pressure of annihilation. Third, eliminate the gains inwomens rights and minority rights. Fourth, eliminate the modern presence of the mediathat while can be harsh for many children does help bring forth ills and provide kids witheducation into adulthood. Those parents who keep their kids sanctioned from the real world face the difficulties ofremoving their kids from a radically different outside world. A few parents view thatchildren should be kept free from the presence of any sort of harmful media. While theyundoubtedly they feel that their child is protected from harm, these parents fail to realizethe ills when they release an uneducated child into the world. For protecting against rape,and other crime, education is the biggest prevention. Educating children about theseproblems and the motives b...

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