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    Television and Its Imapact on Society Essay

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    Television and Its Imapact on Society Introduction Vladimir Kosma Zworykin created a rudimentary versionof the television in 1924; however, the first realistically working television was made possible by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in the 1940s. These televisions were exceptionally expensive, consequently only the affluent members of society had access to them. It was only in 1960 beginning with the presidential election that the television became fashionable to the common public. From

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    Tangled is a fascinating childhood movie about a teenage girl named Rapunzel, who has been trapped inside the tower of a castle her whole life. She was dying to experience the outside world, and isn’t going to let anyone or anything stop her. Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel, but this paper will give you a better overview of how it relates to child development. This childhood movie relates to child development in the fact that she is cut off from socialization, and she is very unsocial and oblivious

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    The role of the television is pretty simple; to entertain. Almost everyone on this planet own one or more television(s). The television as we used to know is no longer in black and white or just a tiny box but it is massively upgrading with the hi-tech today that’s why we see only see the flat screen TVs now. It is almost as flat as this board. With these new modern technology, the human behavior is also rapidly changing like I previously mentioned in my first topic. The human needs and wants is

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    Television is a persuasive intermediate of mass communication. Today it has been argued that television does an unsubstantial job of portraying race and ethnicity. The current programming and advertising shown on television today, advances one’s ethnocentric view of American culture, and validates many existing racial stereotypes. After researching how viewers are affected by what they watch on television, I agree, television misrepresents other cultures around the world. Ethnocentrism is believing

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    development and overall health. Television exposure exceeds the time of any other children's activity, with parents often unaware of the consequences of using the TV outlet as a babysitter (Jusoff & Sahimi, 2009). Today households are invaded by many different types of electronic media, 32% of children of age between 2 and 7 are reported as having a personal TV in their bedroom; the percentage rises to 65% by the age above 8 years old (Jusoff et al. 2009). Television exposure is assumed to be posing

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    people we know have televisions. So why is that? The fact of the matter is that so many people have televisions because there is nothing inherently harmful about them. They don't have arms and legs. They aren't sentient. They can't get up, grab you, and force you to watch them all day. As human beings, we have free will, and it is not an electronic's fault if we do not have the restraint and self-control necessary to correctly use its technology. When used responsibly, televisions have the potential

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    Television has stood in a unique technological position throughout its history. Largely coming to the American public in the post-WWII era, this strange new device quickly became controversial. There were worries centered on how much time children spent watching it or what morals programs were imbuing in their young viewers. In later years, while these concerns continued, and perhaps grew to had a validity to them, others joined them as televised programs grew graphic and polarized. Forensic television

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    Do babies learn from media? Parents today barely think of what the repercussions of letting their children watch long periods of television would do to them. But is watching television beneficial to their growth? Will the baby be able to absorb and retain the information placed in front of them on a screen? In the past, babies were taught through the parents, but with the emerging companies like Disney, Apple, and Baby Einstein, that entice parents, there is a new alternative. New outlets of media

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    Pg For Children

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    the content becomes too involved with behaviors and dialogue both. In the overall rating system, the safest ratings for children are General (G) and Parental Guidance (PG). G are considered acceptable for all age groups, however there may be mild violence, sexual content or offensive language. PG may not be suitable for all children but there is no age restriction. PG recommends that parents be nearby watching in order to answer any possible questions the children may have about the content (Saskatchewan

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    Why does a person behave the way they do? Why does each person have a distinct personality? Scientists believe that this has to do with nature and nurture. Meaning, a person's social activities, and personality are dictated by the traits they have inherited from their parents, but also from environmental influences. There are four agents of socialization that have been chosen as the most impacting on a person's life. These agents of socialization influence how a person will behave, influence, and

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