Stereotypes in Children ’s Television: "The Proud Family" "The Proud Family" is a children ’s program that runs daily on The Disney Channel and on Saturday mornings on ABC Kids. It is a TV-G rated program. The show is about an African-American family with the last name Proud. There is a mom‚ dad‚ three kids‚ and a grandmother. The main character of the show is the oldest daughter named Penny Proud who is probably in junior high. Also‚ some of Penny ’s friends are in the show. All of the characters
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Reality television is not harmful to its viewers and can be beneficial. It is a good source of entertainment. Reality television has become a major part of what people are watching on television today. People are drawn to these shows to escape everyday stresses. It has become so popular because it plays off of people’s emotions and imagination. Sitcoms usually portray perfect families who can solve any problem in thirty minutes. Reality shows show real people and how they react to different situations
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ones being addicted‚ children have also taken a liking to television. Parents may not always have enough time to sit down and watch over what their kids are watching‚ and in result of that kids are watching whatever they want whenever they want. Children may be able to watch many shows that are out of their age range such as; PG-13‚ R-18‚ or even rated X shows. Watching television is bad for children because‚ violence in television causes aggression‚ may cause trauma‚ and children need to be more active
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networking has many positive effects in society‚ it has more negative consequences‚ especially upon teenagers‚ such as cyber-bullying‚ negative influences on social behavior‚ and the promotions of crime and violence. When used responsibly‚ social networking is efficient‚ fun‚ and useful. Unfortunately‚ teenagers in today’s society misuse social networks- causing social networking become dangerous and psychologically harmful. Cyber-bullying is the most common negative effect of social networking. More
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Nowadays most of families have at least one television in house. The main purposes of using TV are relaxation‚ reducing loneliness and educating children. We‚ however‚ have to consider both sides of watching television. Recent research studies point out/ indicate a few negative effects of television on children like overweight‚ sleep problems and sexuality information. First‚ spending a lot of hours on TV leads to be overweight‚ according to the American Medical association. There are three main
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forming people’s mentality. We cannot even imagine a life without TV‚ yet we should be fully aware the fact that on the whole TV exerts a negative influence on our society. First and foremost ‚ TV is behind the rise of crime rate in modern society. Violence and sex shown on television encourage antisocial behavior and result in higher crime rate. Many crimals confess that their violent actions or attitudes to women were encourged by TV. The rate of such crimes is constantly growing and more and more
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intelligent than it is credited for. The effects of television on the brain are pure mind games‚ that renders it useless over a period of time. The idiot box‚ is not quite an idiot. On the contrary‚ it is far more intelligent than what it is attributed for. The debate whether television is a boon or bane is a forlorn one. The effects of television on the brain are no rocket science‚ that they cannot be understood. It is common knowledge that TV has negative effects on the brain and reduces its capacity
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Argument and Persuasion‚ Essay #6 Technology and Children This technology revolution sparked a debate on children’s use of technology. Children are constantly using iPads‚ iPhones‚ tablets‚ and other computerized devices. By over exposing children to technology‚ they are being robbed of the mental stimulation that comes from doing real‚ non computerized‚ activities. It has gotten to the point where one can see a two-year-old navigate an iPhone with ease but struggle to speak. Sixty-nine percent
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these programs are reality TV shows which have some negative effects. These effects may include: Setting bad examples on people especially children‚ females can be influenced by some of the characters on reality TV‚ and people may get hooked on it. There are so many TV programs related to reality that sets a bad example on people especially children. One effect may be that children tend to pick up acts that they see on television. According to the reading Reality TV Shows Encourage Immoral Behavior
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The negative effects of violent computer games on children Computer games have a negative impact on the development of children‚ especially contributing to aggressive and anti-social behaviour. Playing computer games has a greater negative effect because it involves interactivity which impacts on learning processes of the child. • Numerous studies around the effects of violence in television‚ movies and video games on children have taken place over the last twenty years. The outcomes of various
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