Children and Television Watching: The Opinions of Parents in the United States A Qualitative Study By: M. Carpenter Introduction and Literature Review One concern that parents may have towards their children is whether or not television is good for them. According to The Nielson Company‚ television viewing among kids is at an eight-year high. Whether it is TV shows or DVDs‚ American children between the ages of two and eleven are watching more television than ever before. Kids between
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Television and Cultural Change Research Paper: 1.Introduction Once considered a complete luxury for a family to own‚ the television has become a stable fixture in British and American households over the past few decades. In recent years‚ it has become unusual for a family not to own a television set and now it is just as uncommon for a family to own just one. In Britain‚ the years spanning from 1955 to 1969 saw an increase from 40 percent to 93 per cent of the population owning a television set
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turn off the TV and decide to try and find something a little more "educational" to do. Sex. It seems to be everywhere on television today. From sitcoms to reality shows to dramas to soap operas‚ sex is one of the leading factors in most television programs. A recent study showed that 3 out of 4 primetime programs portray sex in relationships and 68% of all television programs contain sexual content (Cutler‚ Jacqueline‚ TVData Features Syndicate March 24‚2001). There are exceptions to this
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Advantages and disadvantages of television viewing In this new era of science and technology‚ we have incorporated technology into our everyday lives. In fact‚ we cannot live without electrical appliances that we call necessities and the television is one of them.Much has changed since the first television was invented - from black and white to colour televisions. For some‚ the television is a window to the modern world. By viewing the programmes that are aired on television‚ we can gain a lot of information
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watching television may do more harm than good to a child’s developmental skills. But a new study says that it all depends on what children watch — some educational programs on TV can actually enhance children’s intellectual development. Until now‚ television viewing has been blamed consistently for having a negative effect on children’s developmental skills. But the authors of a new study‚ which was published in the September/October issue of Child Development‚ argue that not all television programs
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Television a blessing or a curse? TV or not TV? That is the question. .Television is one of the greatest and at the same time worst inventions of all times. . It is true that television can inform‚ inspire and create. But it can also misinform‚ deceive and destroy. Firstly‚ watching television makes people depended on laid-on entertainment. That makes them lazy and unoccupied. People used to have hobbies‚ read books‚ listen to music‚ go outside for walks now all of these have been replaced by
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Morals and Values of Reality Television Crystal Wilson ENG 122 Angela Temple December 6‚ 2010 The topic of my paper that I chose to write about is Values portrayed on Reality Television shows. This happens to be a subject of interest for me because I have children and I am concerned about what they learn and get out of the shows that are currently airing on television. At this time I choose to monitor what my children watch because there is so much out there that I think is inappropriate
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Effects Of Watching Television in Students Performance” A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Eden Cardaño Palawan National School Puerto Princesa City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Research By: Suntzarose P. Alancado Adela Marie D. Casugo Chapter 1 The Problem and Its Settings . A teleplay define by 1Serling in his book entitled “Introduction to the Bantam Paperback Patterns”‚ is a screenplay used in the production of television plays‚ productions
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The Harmful Effects of Watching Television In a culture where most people have at least two TV sets in their homes and are obsessed with watching television‚ it is almost impossible to neglect pointing out the possible harmful effects of watching too much television. Television certainly has much to offer‚ and without a doubt is a great innovation. But when it comes to relying on it‚ whether to be informed or entertained‚ it can certainly affect people negatively. Here are the main harmful effects
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Many people think television has mostly a negative impact on their lives because television displays a lot of violence‚ gossip‚ and erotic things. They think watching TV will waste their time‚ disorder their thinking‚ and give bad demonstrations to their child. Actually‚ most people hold the wrong views about watching TV; it is beneficial to watch TV. Here are the reasons why. First of all‚ there is the information that I can absorb from television. Daily news‚ for example‚ has a lot of information
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