If I had a Hammer: Pop Culture - a Smashing Influence on Our Children

"Art is not a mirror held up to reflect society, but a hammer with which to smash it."--Unknown
"Where there is no vision, the people perish."--Solomon
"The power of instantaneous sight and sound is without precedent in mankind's history. This is an awesome power. It has limitless capabilities for good-and for evil. And it carries with it awesome responsibilities."-FCC Chairman Newton Minow.
Does American popular culture reflect society and our traditional values? Or vice versa, is it a force of its own, expecting society to conform to the values it portrays? …