The mass media is a big part of our culture, yet it can also be a helper, adviser and teacher to our young generation. The mass media affects the lives of our young by acting as a 1for a number of institutions and social contacts. In this way, it 2a variety of functions in human life. The time spent in front of the television screen is usually at the 3of leisure: there is less time for games, amusement and rest. 4by what is happening on the screen, children not only imitate what they see but directly identify themselves with different characters. Americans have been concerned about the prevalence of violence in the media and its 5harm to children and adolescents for at least forty years. During this period, new media 6, such as video games and the Internet. Another large societal concern on our young generation imposed by the media is body image. 7forces can influence body image positively or negatively. In the mass media, the images of standardized beauty fill magazines and newspapers, 8from our televisions and entertain us at the movies. Even in advertising, the mass media 9on accepted cultural values of thinness and fitness for commercial gain. Young adults are presented with a 10defined standard of attractiveness, an ideal that carries unrealistic physical expectations. A)preference B)expense C)fulfills D)Attracted E)External F)emerged G)Explicit H)beam I)play J)take K)potential L)barely M)narrowly N)imposed O)substitute