Explain how the media impacts on our values and beliefs about marriage both in a positive and negative way

Marriage is like a social norm these days, and it is usually an agreement between two persons of opposite genders. The advent of media has made marriages glamorous and lovely sight to behold. Notably, every invention has positive and negative sides.

Positive impacts of media in marriages include but not limited to the following:

Influencing other persons to become a couple due to how other couples portray their love lives. For instance, a television program may interview other couples on how they have been able to maintain and keep a sane marriage. Also, on social media couples posts photographs of their vacations. This usually helps other married people create some sort of bond by applying the same methods.
Media ensures proper education of marriage values and culture. Articles and Television shows may share some tips on how to have a blissful marriage. People who are not in happy marriages can make use of those tips to better improve their relationships.

The Media could negatively affect the way people see marriages given the high rate of divorce. People may think it is good to have a child for the opposite gender without necessarily getting married due to what they watch, read, and hear about celebrities. The Media can be full of false representations and it is up to people to apply what they see logically.