T. V: Negative Effects On The Lives Of American People

     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

Although TV is not always a good thing, america would be a way different place without it without TV life would be so different. 1 reason that TV is so important is it brings entertainment to people all across the world another reason that TV is good it has a good economy affect on america. TV has been making people smile and bringing them entertainment for over 96 years, and 8 months. There are many channels. Some are only news channels. Some are only for sports. Some others for films, cartoons or songs. There are also many programs and film for children. In the text it says “Variety shows such as Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town provided a mix of comedy, opera, popular song, dance, acrobatics, and juggling. Quiz shows attracted large audiences,

TV is a constant presence in most Americans' lives. With all of its shows that have highly entertaining style, it gets many people's attention for several hours each day. Television helps people to develop values and know about the world around them. Moreover it influences viewers' attitudes and beliefs about themselves, as well as about people from other social and cultural backgrounds. TV is the biggest element that can influence on U.S. culture because of the news reports, the TV shows, and the commercials that on television screen.

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.

In the articles "The Box That Changed America" and "Television Transformed," the author elaborates on how the television has impacted American culture over time. One article directly gives information on how the TV impacts American children, and Americans. "The Box That Changed America" states that "Kids weren't playing outside as often. Commercials for cigarettes and junk food encouraged bad habits" (Tarshis 21). This shows that American's were becoming more attached to their televisions, leaving less time for other things, such as reading. It also shows that commercials could lead people into doing such things they wouldn't do normally. In the other article, the author writes about how new technology changes how Americans watch TV, and

The past 70 years of American history have witnessed several fundamental issues and events that have since defined and/or changed America. However, there is one event that has had one of the, if not the, largest impacts on America: the invention of the television.

Television is an American staple. According to Mitchell Stephens, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at New York University, Television as we know it, was first introduced in 1927.(Stevens) currently over 98% of American households have at least 1 television set and the average American watches around 3 to 4 hours of television daily. The thought that television can entertain and inform as well as influence is equally powerful and disturbing. As early as the 1920 's, Thomas Edison recognized the potential of television as medium of influence. He stated “the motion picture is destined to revolutionize our educational system and...in a few years it will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks”( qtd in Fabos).

The media has enormous force inside of the American society in light of the grounds that for all intents and purposes all Americans get their news from the media as opposed to from diverse sources like the day by day paper. Media shapes how Americans see the world and what they consider to be fundamental. Voters and officials alike must pay attention to the media.

To add, it harms a child's development issues because it gives off artificial encouragement to the senses. A child's vision can be harmed because of the quick movement of the images, and hearing can be impaired because of poor sound features. The overall aspect of it is, children learn better from interactive learning and experiencing emotions, talking to loved ones, and making friends to play with. With a television they get none of that, instead they develop short attention spans because of the various thins they "learn" in one sitting ("Television...").

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.

Television has been a big part of many American’s lives since its invention, and is no different in mines. Ever since I was a child, I was always waiting to watch my favorite shows during Saturday mornings. However, my television viewing habits, along with many other Americans, have tremendously changed over the past decade. Due to advances in technology, television has evolved into many different forms. This change has caused television to evolve overtime that has made television more accessible, provide a higher variety of options, and becoming a less sociable activity as a result.

It wasn’t until the 1960s that the television became an everyday commodity in society. To go along with the already popular dramas and comedies, tv became a major outlet for news as CBS evening news and 60 minutes debuted (Herman). Sports broadcasting also made huge strides during the early 1960s as Wide World of Sports aired on ABC, instant replay became a standard in sports broadcasting, CBS and NBC both broadcasted Super Bowl one in color (Herman). As television gained popularity the range of the topics presented on television shows went to more controversial and relevant topics in hopes to relate with the typical viewer. The subjects of the television shows for the most part have stayed the same over the past 40 years, but some have gotten more exposure than others due to the state of our nation. Racism, anti-gay rights, rich vs poor, and women’s rights are such topics portrayed through television shows.

The negative effects of television are huge. To minimize the potential negative effects of television, it's important to understand what the impact of television can be on children.

Everyone’s heard of Autism or Down Syndrome, possibly even Huntington’s Disease, but there are many different kinds of genetic disorders that most people have never heard of or have only seen on television. Ectrodactyly is a rare disorder most people wouldn’t know of, however if you’ve watched Ryan Murphy’s popular American Horror Story: Freak Show, you’ve seen it. It was formerly known as ‘lobster claw hand,’ and in Freak Show, Jimmy Darling, portrayed by Evan Peters, has this disorder and is known in the traveling show as ‘Lobster Boy.’ What it is, is a disorder that causes a cleft on the hand where the middle finger normally would be. This is just one example of a strange disorder that isn’t overly known in our culture, but has probably

Television and Its Effects on Society Over the Past Decades Since its first appearance in the 1950’s, television has revealed itself to be one of the world’s most influential mediums. Its entrance into the media scene has tossed other mediums, such as the