Analyze The Ways In Which Television Has Effected Education

Does violence on television have a negative effect on children and teenagers? The violence seen on television has had surprising negative effect. Violence shown on television causes children and teenagers to develop behavioral problems and learning disabilities. Such behavioral and learning problems include; language development, school performance / learning, cognitive development and their general behavior to others (Kinnear 27). In a study on the correlation between violence and television done with 1,565 teenage boys over a six-year period in London, William Belson, a British psychologist, found that every time a child saw someone being shot or killed on television they became less caring towards other people. William Belson also

     What role does television play in society? For decades we have seen many parts of our world rapidly going through changes in technology. Today’s society has been transformed by means of communication and the available information through mass media. Most Americans rely on television for news, sports, and entertainment. Television is just one of the many examples of how technology has changed our lives. Since the invention of the television in the early 1900’s, it has played a very important role in our lives. Having a television set in the home has become very essential in today’s society. We depend on it to entertain us with its sitcoms and to inform us about current world issues. The

Children now think that we should learn by watching television. Postman believes that the only way to really learn is through the traditional methods. Shows such as Sesame Street cause more harm than good. They make the classroom seem even less exciting. I agree with his point on debates and that they could stand to be lengthened so we could get a better idea of what the candidates truly think. But I disagree with his point on education. Yes television can have a negative effect, but not shows such as Sesame Street, and other learning programs. Children learn more from these types of shows then many other methods of teaching.

Fox’s television shows, Glee, was an introduction to the frequent ‘social issues’ teenagers in America faced daily. Glee is a musical comedy drama. The cast are majority Caucasians and addressed topics commonly faced by children such as “cyber bullying, schools shootings, suicides” are just to name a few many issues. Once Glee’s season ended, Fox has always been a trendy television station. Fox needed an innovative television show to satisfy their audience. The entrance of Fox’s television shows “Empire”. “Empire is a powerful drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop music” 1(Fox.com/Empire). Like ‘Glee’, Fox’s drama show Empire addresses a number of social issues as well that ‘currently plague America’s society’, specifically the African American community, such as ‘homosexuality’, ‘mental illness’, and ‘police brutality’.

TV is beneficial to raise intelligent children. Everyone can agree that TV can be profitable. Even teachers use programs to inform and teach their students. In addition there are a plentiful supply of TV shows of kids educational programs available. “Studies show that kids who watch educational and non-violent children’s shows do better on reading and math tests”(The Good and Bad Effects of TV on Children 3) Additionally, experts agree, “some TV shows can educate, inform, and inspire.(3) This highlights television may be able to educate or teach millennials more efficiently. Even adults refer to invert videos to learn everything from grammar and making stronger sentences to riding a bike. As an outcome, TV used with

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

Its 2015, the news is covering a monumental occasion. Rainbow flags flow in the breeze. People are cheering, crying, and shouting out words of happiness. Men stroll down the street kissing and holding hands. The news camera zooms in on a woman, her face is flush with red a wide smile spreads across her face as she talks about how happy she is to finally marry her long time girlfriend. I watch the news with a smile on my own face. I'm truly happy for them, because this decision hits close to home. I know a secret that the rest of my family doesn't. “ This would have never happened in my generation, this display makes me sick.” my father grumbles next to me. With a sigh I glance over at my little sister whose looking down with pain in her eyes.

The invention of television has impacted American society positively, because it helps spread information faster and influences the way people think about important social issues. It is estimated that about 15 million Americans watch the Cable News Network, CNN, at least once a day and millions more tune in abroad (Stark). In the news culture, information has become presented to the public quicker throughout the years. This causes news to be digested faster as well. In fact, events, such as election results or political choices, have become frequently analyzed before they even take place. For example, the effects of Clinton’s bombing of Iraq, in the summer of 1996, were being explored before a weapon had even been fired (Stark). The spread

Television has been a big part of American culture; it has been used as a form of advertisement and communication for generations. Many businesses over the years have been using television as a way to reach out to the public. T.V does not only market products, but also various ideas. In recent times, it seems broadcast television is under pressure. The speculated pressure is due to an upraise of services such as, YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix. Some argue, younger generations are slowly moving away from broadcast television entirely, and moving to online sources, seeking new ways to view content. They speculate new online content sources, will put an end to the classic antenna. The opposition argues, the flourishing of things like YouTube and Hulu are more of an extension to broadcast television, not ending the

During the 20th century, the literacy rate in America has begun to fall at an alarming rate. A factor contributing to the problems in the literacy rate includes children’s exposure to television which has resulted in a shortened attention span during other activities. Today, children are less active because of technology such as television and video gaming and, as a result more children are suffering from obesity.

Over the last forty to fifty years, television has been a major topic of discussion. Specifically, many debate societal benefits to television watching. One widely accepted opinion is that watching TV makes people dumber. People have referred to it with terms like the “idiot box” and do not feel that watching TV has any benefit at all. They feel that it is a waste of time and people need to spend their hours more wisely. Others are of the opinion that TV is actually has societal benefits. From this perspective, they claim that the development of the structure of the programs now requires one to intellectually participate in watching television. Essentially, the argument is whether TV is a beneficial societal force or is it simply a

During the late 1940s, the small box known as the television increased significantly in popularity and usage, becoming a center of millions of families’ lives. In the 1950s, however, television started to change American society. Television programming mainly consisted of three national networks, which aired: comedies, westerns, quiz shows, and professional sports. By the end of the 1950s, there were nearly 55 million television sets across America and along with this seemingly rapid and broad introduction of the new television came significant societal changes. Culturally, the television caused Americans to evolve to become more materialistic in their desires, business to become more franchised, and average TV watching-Americans to become more united and similar. Politically, the television caused political campaigning to evolve and increased awareness of current political issues.

Throughout history television has seen many changes such as improved acting, special effects, graphics, camera work, ideas, and many other changes. Cop/Investigation shows are the focus of his paper. Investigation shows in particular have become more in depth and realistic. During the 60’s television exploded. There was 245 million TV sets in American homes. At the time, that was more TV sets than people in the United States. With all the turmoil with the JFK assassination, early stages of the Vietnam War, the lifestyle of “Sex, Drugs, and Rock n’ Roll and others, television was used to reach out to people. During the 70’s television began to become even more popular because people started liking it more and people were able to afford it. That changed the way television was represented and what was on television. Cop shows from these two era’s started getting more realistic. Crime, cop, or investigation shows in the 70’s are more realistic than those shows of the 60’s.

Television is a big part of today’s society. Everybody watches television, including the children. There is a potential problem with letting children watch television. Ask this question, would someone let their own child watch some of the programming that they watch, too? Some of these programs are intended for the adult generation, not young children. Violence has a major role in television these days. Letting children watch this violence could corrupt their minds and eventually lead to bad behavior. There needs to be a limitation on the types of television programming that parents let their children watch, because violence in television can negatively affect children.

Television has a great attractiveness for a people, forms the preference, style of thinking and behavior. This is a significant mechanism which makes a big impact on the human: Among of all other media out there, the TV is the most wanted in society as this is the easiest way for a person to perceive the information because compared to reading newspapers or listening to radio, a human makes the least mental effort. Naturally, children fall under the influence of such a "good assistant" in the process of discovering the world much easier than adults. Consequently, television by its nature and social functions has enormous opportunities for influencing the inner world and human behavior. American TV show about the outstanding doctor-diagnostician Gregory House and his team who save people's lives every day. The TV show about the doctor had a big popularity in the world and has been repeatedly marked by prestigious awards - "Peabody" and "Emmy". The pilot series was aired on November 16, 2004 on the FOX channel. The premiere of the seventh season was held on September 20, 2010 on the same TV channel. Currently, the series is broadcast on various TV channels in many countries around the world