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The Bachelor & the Bachelorette: Can’t Buy Me Love? Do you know the guiltiest pleasure of the American public? Two simple words reveal all—reality TV. This new segment of the TV industry began with pioneering shows like MTV’s The Real World and CBS’s Survivor. Switch on primetime television nowadays, and you will become bombarded by and addicted to numerous shows all based on “real” life. There are the heartwarming tales of childbirth on TLC, melodramas of second-rate celebrities on Celebrity Mole, and a look into a completely dysfunctional family on The Osbornes. Yet, out of all these entertaining reality shows arises the newest low for popular culture, a program based on the idea of a rich man or woman in search of

Reality show characters are often shown in embarrassing situations and their personal matters are publicized to the world. The research found that frequent viewers of reality TV highly value revenge, competition, and achieving status and prestige (Mendible, 2004, p. 336). Mendible further discussed reality television’s strategic use of humiliation as a form of entertainment to draw in viewers (Mendible, 2004). With constant exposure to media images, audiences may be influenced by the television show’s values and subliminal messages. People use reality television as an informational tool to “people watch” and observe what is socially acceptable or not (Tyree, 2011, p. 397). The problem with using television to observe and decipher social norms with is that reality shows are not actually based on real events.

Some of the most popular television shows in today’s society are The Biggest Looser, Jersey Shore, and Big Brother. These programs and many others are classified as reality television. Reality television’s main purpose is to attempt to portray ordinary people in unscripted situations. Recently, however, many of these shows have achieved in creating the complete opposite, and have earned an immense amount of criticism as a result. Reality television programs are detrimental to society because they influence bad behavior among teenagers, do not produce authentic real life situations, and they humiliate many of the characters.

Deviance on Television In sociology, the term deviance refers to behaviors or attitudes which go against certain cultural norms. It is evident that deviance is a fascinating topic not only for sociologist, but for television industry and its viewers, as well. In recent years, increasing number of shows begun to feature individuals violating every kind of social norm from folkways to taboos. The Secret Life of the American Teenager, an American television series on the ABC Family television network, is one of the many contemporary shows that portray deviant behaviors on national television. It’s intended for the target audience of teens and their families who are trying to cope in a culture where teen girls and boys are sexually active.

The effects of reality television in our society can be seen within the people and even within the government. Reality TV has affected our society in some drastic ways. Reality television started off by showing families supporting each other and being loving, this no longer the case in the year 2017. Reality TV is now promoting acts of aggression, twisting the society 's morals, and values. This genre of television has greatly influenced some preposterous behaviors within teenage viewers and undoubtedly adult viewers. People used to be so sensitive about bullying and now people consider bullying as breathtaking television. This genre of television has poisoned the society 's morals and opened the people’s minds to the most disgraceful

Television has increasingly become the quintessential epicenter of communication, since its invention, in 1927. At any moment in time 2.5 billion people are viewing some form of television broadcast (Ballard). Modern society has introduced various categories of television. These variations range from educational to violent. This broad spectrum makes it hard to generalize the effects it has had on American youth; however, television seems to have increased moral and intellectual degradation. Through violent shows and monotonous news broadcasts, American youths have become desensitized to the poverties, and hardships of the world. This desensitization has had several, and moreover negative, moral impacts on the youths of America. Nevertheless,

Can T.V. shows be the reflection of our society or influence the behavior of the members of our community? Since 1936 when television broadcasting begin, it priority was to inform and to entertain our society; subsequently, a massive amount of rules and regulations were created to control the material presented in TV, which principal goal was to safeguard the moral and ethical standards of it time. Nevertheless, from its beginning to the present home entertainment television standards contents have change; likewise, the moral an ethics values of our society have change and continuing changing from generation to generation. TV shows from the 50’s, 80’s, and the present exposed many changes in the way human role are exposed, the language

The tremendous moral decline in America is startling, but not sudden. America has suffered from a bankruptcy of ethics for decades. This lack of morality is very evident in such ubiquitous mediums as the entertainment industry, and the beliefs concerning this topic are as varied as the people who hold them.

Daytime Talk TV is Immoral Today’s society has become a visually based culture and, as a result, people learn and act from what they see. With the advent of television, many programs have been aired ranging from news programs to sitcoms and from game shows to talk shows, but talk shows, today, have the most effect on the public. Daily, viewers turn on their televisions and many are bombarded with images of sex, drugs, and violence on the talk shows. Unfortunately, many people are either disturbed or affected by what they see. As Vicki Abt and Leonardo Mustazza point out in their article, “Coming After Oprah: Cultural Fallout in the Age of the TV Talk Show,” “Surely long-term exposure to this genre has consequences for the

Modern day television is entertaining, thrilling, mysterious, and comical. However, morality—forgiveness, honesty, loyalty, patience, kindness—is rarely ever considered in any storyline. Whether the audience is composed of children, teenagers, or adults, most television shows today discuss highly inappropriate topics. Consequently, there are a few films and TV shows that bring morality and virtue to the table. Parks and Recreation, Fuller House, Star Trek, and Last Man Standing are all generally clean, PG-rated TV shows that attract teenage audiences. Parks and Recreation is a hilarious sitcom that portrays the lives of average Americans. This series allows its characters to generate certain morals—honesty, integrity, drive—that are otherwise

This hype was called “The Moral Panic. ”A moral panic is said to be the term for an issue that is exploited by the media and moral authorities in society due to its controversial nature. When a media panic occurs, it is usually when an episode, person, group, or condition emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests. This occurs when the situation is stylized in stereotypical fashion by the mass media including people who are usually “right thinking people”. (Cohen, 1973) When the moral structure of society is seen as threatened, there are many steps that happen that turn the controversy into a media panic. The TV show’s main goal is to be an inside look at the lives of average teenagers as they struggled with substance abuse, emotional issues, and sexuality. Some viewers might go into depth with this meaning, though. This mix of topics led the Parental Television Council (PTC) to strongly oppose the show. The show was rated TV-MA on MTV which means the content is unsuitable for audience members under the age of seventeen. This rating caught the attention of many people and activists groups, such as the Parental Television Council, that would publicly oppose the show’s content. The controversy stirring because of the show involves the Parental Television Council giving a “red light” because the show may include explicit dialogue, violent content, or mainly images that are unsuitable for children. Older viewers refuse to acknowledge the meaning behind the show’s purpose because of these reasons. The group of protesters against this show explains that teenagers being displayed influence younger viewers to commit crime or violence on school grounds, at home, or even attempt to commit other wrong-doings. These protesters feel that the behavior on the show is “too graphic and extreme” for a young audience or for young actors to be

Against Reality TV For close to a decade, the ethics behind the existence of reality TV have been questioned. While there are ardent viewers of reality TV, researchers and other scholars disapprove them, and claim that the world would have been in a better place. Reality TV shows, especially in America, are extremely profitable to media owners, and this has increased their popularity in the recent years. The main target audience for these shows are teenagers and women, who spend a lot of time discussing about them, even hours after the shows. Most of the reality shows in America and other parts of the world have common ideas. The most fundamental aspect of most reality TV shows is that they display people who go through embarrassing, painful and humiliating ordeals. This is what the reality shows expect their audiences to be entertained, and presumably laugh at the situations the people go through. For this reason and many more, it has been found that they are more detrimental than entertaining to the society, and therefore, the world would be in a better place without them (Pozner 89-91).

A lethal virus stands before each individual, making its way in and around everyone across the nation. One cannot go to the doctor to be tested positive or negative indicating the exposure to this sickness, nor can one be prescribed medication to become healed. This disease is known as popular

If we examine the first impact of abusive authority, we will find that moral standards are today, at its lowest percentile. It is fair to say that America has lost its morality. No longer are we conservative or discreet. Yet, we are outspoken and boastfully filled with pride and our very own alto ego; living for self. No longer are we caring or outreaching. Yet and still, we build a wall. For example, there are many obscurities that can be easily witnessed while watching American television. Whereas, many actors are now shown at their least of clothing or somewhat nudity in the midst of primetime broadcasting. What happened to broadcasting services only allowing such nature of television that is shown at a specific time during the night? Has the media authority taken advantage of our innocence, our kids innocence? Maybe! Another example, there have been many shootings and

Although it is notable that audience is sensitive to the quality of media content, in particular, the upholding of certain norms and values present in the local community such as morality and sensitivity, it is in human nature to give in to curiosity (McQuail D., 1997).