Tv's Influence On American Culture

     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

Few facets of culture and media have fostered a greater impact on the production of American identities than the television. Since its inception, television has played a crucial role in shaping, forming, and producing a distinctly American “national imagery” of acceptable normalcy, especially in regards to African Americans and their shifting television portrayals. In addition, Herman S. Gray argues in his article Television and the Politics of Difference that the creation and delineation of difference is an essential aspect of television, and that this production of difference is perhaps most visible in the characterizations and representations of African Americans on television due to a product and capitalism-based business model.

Television has been around for many years, it has influenced every single American, and it has done this by affecting how we live our lives, start conversations with people, our actions towards things. Television is a good way to entertain ourselves but for as much as we do it as Americans it is not healthy for our brains and bodies. It's as if our eyes are glued to these machines, when we could be outside doing something active, making friends, getting more fit, and just simply socializing. A statistic says that the television is turned on for at least seven hours a day if not even more, and there are close to fifty million television sets turned on every night. Television is not healthy and we can stop by making our children be active and

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.

“In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” (Andy Warhol). This quote is highly characteristic of popular culture in society. What Mr.Warhol was saying is simply that no matter how popular something becomes it tends to lose its appeal, eventually being replaced by the “next big thing” in an ongoing cycle that never ends. When thought of in this way it’s quite easy to see how popular culture, and television especially, has become thought of by some as nothing more than a simple act of entertainment for absolutely no purpose except to please the masses. Although a good amount of television in today’s society is just for one’s own enjoyment, television is both valuable and beneficial to society. Television is valuable and beneficial to American society, because it has influenced the creation of inventions, it has created opportunity, and it has taught valuable life lessons to society.

Times are changing. This is the passing of the torch. Not too long ago, the radio was king, and television had to find it's way into the market. There were many who believed that the radio was the end all be all for entertainment and content consumption and there was very little chance television would be more than just a fad. However, there came a time when radio took a backseat while television took the reigns as the king of content. The smartphone is the modern day television, and television is the modern day radio. (maybe another sentence before this sentence) There always comes a point in time in which something better comes along to dethrone the king, and the smartphone is doing just that. You may not have been paying much attention, and the passing of the torch may have happened without your knowledge, but it happened and a new era is upon us. People's attention is on their screens and the tools to exploit their attention is at your fingertips... literally.

Throughout the years, TV has impacted us in several ways. Yet, who knows where TV will be in our years to come. As we continue to become more technologically advanced, the use of television will soon be a game changer.

Television has greatly evolved since the 1950s, and has become a part of most American households over the years. Today’s society has turned to television for a variety of purposes including; entertainment, intellectual growth, and as a way to stay updated with what is going on in our society. While these seem like all positive aspects that have come with the progression of television, there are also negative components that have a direct affect on today’s society. Therefore this paper will discuss the growth of television in America, as well as the negative components that contribute to undesirable behaviors that occur in the American society today.

Television comes in many forms, from a box in your living room to the screen on your smart phone. From its creation to this very day it has impacted society’s way of life and enforced ideologies that affect various decisions. Television is what connects us to the outside world. It provides a sense of belonging for many and, metaphorically, becomes a member of the family. The concept of Patriarchy has been present in sitcoms and influences how we are supposed to act around others. Despite the downfall of sitcoms recently, they still are used to help us gain an understanding. In Modern Family’s “Mother’s Day” episode, these ideologies are reflected through how a normal person would use them today. The discussion of place, home and family is illustrated yet also broken down within the episode.

Media is a very powerful source in today’s society, especially, television. Through technological advancements, television has given people the ability to access almost any program at their fingertips. Shows like Dance Moms, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing with the Stars acquire exponential ratings and leave quite the impact on their viewers. As such, viewers around the globe, both young and old, are inspired to dance and keep dancing.

Recent and historical events throughout television history have demanded a redefinition of the medium in contemporary culture. Throughout its history television has predominantly relied upon industry practices established early in the 1960s, however, the turn of the century has produced such divergence from these practices that some scholars are defining it as an entirely new era of television. Lotz, for example, employs the term ‘post-network’, an indication of televisions separation from earlier dominant network practices (9). For the most part, Lotz and scholars alike agree that this transition has stemmed from changes in the industrial norms of producing, financing, and distributing television, as well new introductions to the industry such as the arrival of digital technologies. This essay will agree with these scholars, arguing that significant changes to the Western television industry has resulted in a new, distinctive era of television culture.

The early nineties thus emerged as a liminal period in the trajectory of media practices. Television shows during this period were forced to navigate the methodological shift from maintaining the myth of television as a living reflection of the movement of time to the imminent advancement of the spectacle. This intermediary condition of the period gave rise to shows with equally confused psychic realities, often appearing to straddle the thin line between real and fake, and highbrow and lowbrow.

     Television is a form of media that has great ability to influence and brainwash the viewing public. The talking box in one’s living room has assumed the overpowering role it plays today as a result of the weakness of society. This may seem like a negative view but a society’s strength is based on the relationships between people and when so much time is spent away from others and together with the media, the actions that take place are often times a reflection of what television presents. In President Clinton’s speech, he brings forth this very point and he acknowledges the family’s increasing weakness and calls on all people to bring back the values of the past and stop the media from

Last month Annie, my cousin, told me with anticipation that she will be size zero next week by eating miracle herbal pill, which she ordered after watching its advert on television. I looked at her with a contemptuous smile, and said “You Wish”. She started explaining to me how in the advert her favorite singer lost 25 lbs. in just two weeks by using this overpriced herbal formula. After two weeks, I visited her to see the awaited wonder, but I realized that she is one of the victims of lured advertisements, which are now part of our everyday life. We see advertisements on the television showing new glamorous lifestyles, hear them on the radio, see slogans embellished on people’s shirts, on the side of the buses, on billboards, in fact everywhere. Companies spend lot of money researching for their target audiences to make their product appeal to as many consumers as possible. The wide variety of channels and print media makes it easy for advertisers to be specific about who sees their product. For instance, children’s channel like “Nick Junior” is packed with commercials for toys and games, whereas “The Cookery Channel” that have an older, mainly female viewership air commercials for perfumes, clothes, and holidays. The propaganda techniques are essential for the advertisers to create eye-catching adverts because they are in competition with all the other advertisements for the similar product. Examining advertisements closely reveals that regardless of the similarities and

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