童年的“消逝”与大众媒介对儿童生活的影响

The Disappearance of Childhood and the Influence of Mass Media to Children's Life

童年的概念,既有生物学上的意义,也有文化学上的意义。作为文化概念的童年,它可以在一定历史条件下产生,也可以在一定的历史条件下消失。通过一些学者的研究,我们知道当今的文化正处于从文字为中心向以形象为中心的转换过程,在这个过程中,大众媒介正在对人们的生活尤其儿童的生活产生重要影响。

Childhood is of both biological and cultural significance. Childhood in terms of culture may appear or disappear under certain historical conditions. It is known that the focus of present culture is changing from writings to images. In this process, mass media are influencing people＇s life, especially children＇s life.