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10 PURE LIFE, Vol.11.No.4, December. 2017 (Rabīʿ Al-Thānī 1439. Azar 1396)
Introduction
As the most important social institution, Family is
increasingly important in social harms. Media as a
powerful tool affects thinking and attitudes of couples
and influences parent children relationship. Media can
have negative influence on all members of the society,
however the influence of media is greatest on institutions
like family.
Media uses various tools for creation of programs and
can present concepts in diverse forms and interesting
modes to viewers. In the present era, families are faced
with numerous problems such as a sharp decline in having
children, filiarchy, working mothers and a shift in the
roles played by men and women.
A shift in the role played by women in society
alongside other social factors have caused a massive
change in the family structure. These changes have been
brought up by various factors and agents, an important
and effective of which is media. All these alterations can
be categorized in two broad classifications.
Some of the changes are favorable and positive such as
an increase in the awareness of family members toward
general health improvement, mental and spiritual health
improvement, a reform in personal and group behavior,
etc.
Negative changes are as follows: increase in divorce
rate, domestic violence and social crimes or misconducts.
Media can exert considerable influence on issues such as
child upbringing and internal family conflicts.
A thorough investigation of the consequence of media
and its opportunities and threats in all these domains can
provide a clear perspective for the condition and function
of family in the present era.