Abstract In this paper, the author uses various examples to demonstrate the impact television has had on youth violence. The author discusses the problems associated with television viewing, identifies violence on television, portrays the effects of television violence on younger people, and reveals ways to reduce violence on television. This paper explores these topics by using multiple statistics, by including the views of several public officials and authors, and through the author's views as well
From the Paper "A study by Leonard Eron began in 1963 and was one of the longest termed studies to take place. Eron began his study by assessing the development of aggression in third graders, eight year olds, in a small upstate New York Town. In the course of the study, he asked children to report on their television viewing and other things they liked to do, as well as their ratings of aggression of other children."
Abstract A discussion of the negative and fewer positive effects that television has on children and their language skills. Several propositions seem undisputed by all the researchers such as: children are the largest audience for television, television is a continuing interest for most children, and television can provoke a response in children. This paper concludes that television can invigorate the vocabulary of children, encourage their reading, and inspire their writing.
From the Paper "Without doubt, television influences the mental processes and speaking habits of young people who may develop their language skills in the family den as much as they do in the classroom. Indeed, statistics abound on the television habits of children. High school seniors will have watched about 15,000 hours of television by the time they graduate (1986 Nielson Report as cited in Powell 41). To gain perspective, Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet put it this way: "By the time the vidkids matriculate at their favorite institution of higher learning, almost one-half of their waking life will have been spent being Superseted, Chromacolored, and Colortaked" (22-23). Sister Rosemary Winkeljohann reports this incident: A few seasons ago, on an episode of "Happy Days," Fonzie got a library card as a small part of the overall story. The producers thought nothing of it until they later learned that librarians all over the country were swamped the next day with children coming to the library. Children who had never used the library facilities now wanted library cards! (100) "
This paper reviews and examines Carlos Cortes' book "The Children are Watching: How the Media Teach About Diversity" which focuses on the impact of television on children.
Abstract This paper analyzes the quality of the television programming content currently geared towards younger audiences while focusing on the lack of cultural diversity in both film and television. This paper discusses the stereotypical manner in which minorities are often portrayed in film and television and its negative impact on young viewers. This paper examines the author's contention that professional educators must be more involved in the type of content being shown on television. The writer contends and explains why it is imperative for teachers to discuss with their students what they are seeing on television as well as how they perceive what they are seeing.
From the Paper "Cortes is a consultant with the people who make the Dora cartoon on television. He says the producers are trying very hard to show Dora's life correctly. Even though she is a cartoon, it has looks and sounds like Latin America. The show has a panel of people from Latin America who look at the cartoons. They are from countries like Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica and Argentina. "The idea is to put across messages of understanding, of building cross-cultural, bilingual bridges," Cortes says.
He also likes NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street," because it shows that a multi-ethnic television show can be liked by a diverse audience. He also likes that the 1997 TV musical, "Cinderella," by Whitney Houston, had an African-American Cinderella with a Filipino-American Prince Charming. "I loved the way it included every combination of interracial couple in the ballroom scene," he says."
Tags:television, film, cultural, diversity, minority, educator, youth, children
Abstract This paper examines Fox Television Network and compares it to the three major networks in broadcast television, ABC, CBS and NBC. This network has produced a number of shows that have made television history. The paper looks at the history behind the formation of the network in 1986 by Rupert Murdoch, whose intention was to form an independent television network to compete with the three major networks, and the story behind its success. The paper also discusses Rupert Murdoch's background and his media company, Fox Corporation. Criticisms of Fox News Network and the Fox News Channel are also mentioned. The paper concludes that the network has a reach almost as great as the other three networks in terms of the amount of the country served and is certainly ahead of the smaller networks.
From the Paper " The Fox Television Network is often simply referred to as Fox, and the company and related companies are owned by the Fox Entertainment Group as part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The network was launched in 1986 and has produced and shown a number of series since that time. The network took a long time to achieve sufficient standing to be considered a threat to the three major networks, meaning ABC, CBS, and NBC. Since the launch of Fox, two other national broadcast networks have been launched, UPN and the WB, or Warner Bros. Network. These companies are competing for audience and advertisers at the same time as broadcast television is losing audience to cable and other media, and many are uncertain of how long broadcast television will continue in its present form or what form it might take in the future."
Abstract The paper analyzes the effects of television shows on society. The writer discusses things such as whether violence on television causes violence in society or vice versa. The paper discusses parental control when television shows have adult content and/or violence. In conclusion, the writer states that television is "today's art" and quotes the phrase that "art imitates life".
From the Paper "The quintessential example of a popular television series that was affected by the time in which it was produced is the 1970's sitcom, "All in the Family." The show affected the public in various ways, too, and as a result it has been the topic of thousands of articles, letters, speeches, and sermons. Specifically, "All in the Family" blazed a brave path into television's future. It changed people, and touched people, by making them laugh, making them angry, and mostly, making them talk about the issues that reflected their own lives."
Tags:television, violence, parental, control, all, in, the, family, society
Abstract The following paper examines the link between gender stereotypes and the difference in attitudes towards television is demonstrated. The history of the television violence issue is presented.
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?Another aspect to the problem of determining if gender differences exist in reference to aggression and television violence is to examine if the shows and advertising themselves portray gender stereotypes. Calvert and Huston attempted to answer this question in a 1987 study. They concluded that men are often portrayed as being more powerful and competent than women and are shown in more typically male occupations.?
Abstract This essay describes the role that television plays in American Society. The essay follows television from its advent and measures the expectation of TV as a beneficial resource against the reality of what television has actually become. The paper speaks of parent responsibility in child viewing and briefly touches on censorship.
From the Paper "There have been many inventions, which have fundamentally changed the intellectual and cultural worldview of society. Television is one such invention. It is an instrument of capitalism, entertainment, and education. It infiltrates human society by reaching a large, diverse audience, and it breads down cultural barriers such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. Television educates and expands intellectual horizons while simultaneously acting as an outlet for mindless entertainment and an escape into ethereality. Television incites emotion, inspires controversy, and desensitizes the population to the harsh realities of modern life. There is no denying the enormous impact television has had on the world population since its introduction in the mid twentieth century. Television has left its imprint on the face of world culture, and responsibility demands that we survey, with a discerning eye, the long-term benefits and consequences of this mortal institution."
Abstract This paper discusses the Canadian cable television industry, examining how it has had a history of slow growth, with an increase in subscribers in recent years. The paper proposes that one reason for this is the advent of digital services and the increased possibility of offering computer services along with television services, suggesting that high-speed Internet is more appealing than cable television.
From the Paper "Cable television in Canada has had a history of slow growth, with an increase in subscribers in recent years. One reason for this is the advent of digital services and the increased possibility of offering computer services along with television services, suggesting that high-speed Internet is more appealing than cable television. According to a recent newspaper article, the number of cable TV subscribers increased by 0.4 per cent to 7.6 million as of Aug. 31, 2004, and this was seen as a clear improvement after four consecutive years of declines (McLean B1)."
Abstract This assignment discusses television as a social text. The paper analyzes a media usage journal, questionnaire and questionnaire responses in order to discuss television usage. The paper argues and concludes that television is still a social text.
From the Paper "Television has often been defined as a social text. What does this mean? Marcel Danesi defines a social text as, "an overarching text from which an entire culture extracts meaning for its daily life routines" (Danesi 190). For example, the bible is a social text for Christians because it is a text that provides meanings for their activities. The thesis of this essay is that television is a social text for most people. If television is a social text you would expect that it would be the dominant media in terms of media usage. To prove this argument I have logged my own media usage for a week (Appendix 1)."
Abstract The paper basically argues that television's effects can be both positive and negative, then goes on to name some of those effects and analyze them. The paper specifically focuses on the effects of television on teenagers, and gives examples of how commercials can be used to give a positive message.
From the Paper "In the modern era, many people have a decidedly negative view of television and its supposed effects on those who watch too much of it. For instance, it is a largely held belief that television has deleterious effects on teenagers, particularly on those who watch it a great deal. For such a strongly held belief, however, there is very little empirical evidence in existence to support such a claim. In actuality, television's effect on young people is a very mixed one, with both benefits and detriments that can be pointed out and which have been studied."
Abstract This paper argues that the British television classic serials convey a clear social realistic message and represent English culture in the largest sense of the term. It analyses the definition of artistic social-realism and focuses on the television adaptation of classic novels such as Charles Dicken's "Hard Times" (ITV, 1977) and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" (BBC, 1995).
From the Paper "Incontestably, the Golden Age of Victorian/Dickens's classic serials covers the "Roaring 60s". On the streets, one would be submerged by sexual liberty, women's liberation movements, drug use, individual-child-centred-informal-experimental primary education and teenagers and young adults rejecting, en bloc, their parents and their values, without necessarily finding an equally structured (and structuring) substitute for either. In Cinema, Free Cinema Documentary Movement and the social-realistic genre of the Angry Young Men reproduced the very same reality. Finally, on television one was assaulted by it through news, documentaries and contemporary social-realistic plays and soaps. There was an unconscious collective need for a constructive counterweight and an efficient antidote to an overdose of de-structured and de-structuring reality. "
Abstract The paper presents the view that television often acts as an uncomplaining and constantly available free babysitter in homes with very young children. The paper explains that parents often find that by putting their children in front of the television for entertainment purposes, they can find a few minutes in their busy day to relax and unwind. This paper examines the viewing habits of three mothers with pre-adolescent children: Stacey, mother to Holly; Pam, mother to Eryn and Ellie, mother to Mark.
From the Paper "In the 1950s and 1960s children's programming abounded. There were shows like Romper Room and Captain Kangaroo, The Shari Lewis Show and Howdy Doody, all of which were designed to shape children into well-behaved members of society through entertainment. Later on, programs like Sesame Street and Wishbone made their debut, providing entertainment almost inextricably linked with education. In between and even afterward were a plethora of other shows that focused on children, often with a mixed bag of redeeming value. Television often acts as an uncomplaining and constantly available free babysitter in homes with very young children. Parents often find that by putting their children in front of the television for entertainment purposes, they can find a few minutes in their busy day to relax and unwind. This paper will examine the viewing habits of three mothers with pre-adolescent children."
"This paper discusses the question of what has replaced television as the primary social text that serves as a unifying force in society, suggesting t...
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Abstract "This paper discusses the question of what has replaced television as the primary social text that serves as a unifying force in society, suggesting that there is no clear unifying force today and that a more fragmented society is one of the results, with broadcast television having had a wider appeal because there were fewer choices, while the number of choices today has fragmented the social order."
From the Paper According to Danesi, the role of television as a primary cultural unifier in American society is changing. He states, "TV no longer has the same kind of 'unifying power' to influence society as a group" (Danesi 194). This shift has been commented on by others as well as they note how at one time television served as a unifying force through the ubiquity of certain shows and images.
Abstract This paper states that almost every American home has at least one TV and therefore it is extremely important to have quality, educational programs. The paper then discusses and examples the research suggesting a correlation between violent television, video games, and aggressive behavior in adults and children. The paper suggests that by being selective and aware of the television a child is watching, and also by mediating, it is possible to keep a child wholesome, happy, and considerate of others. The paper concludes that careful control of program selection has been proven to be effective.
From the Paper "Television violence concern officially started with the first of a series of congressional hearings in 1952. Early research spawned from these hearings did in fact show a reason for concern about violence in the media, particularly television (Baker & Ball, 1969). As a result of this information, the Surgeon General declared TV violence to be just like cigarette smoking, a public health problem. He released a report that showed evidence that violence on television influences some children by making them more likely to be aggressive in certain ways (Murray, 1973). Ten years later a follow up report on the Surgeon General's findings was performed. It concluded that, indeed, television violence does affect the aggressive behavior of children, and adults, too (National Institute of Mental Health, 1982). Another ten years passed and a report reconfirmed the harmful effects of TV violence (Huston, et al., 1992). Thirty years of research had shown three major affects. The first of these, direct effects process, states that children and adults who watch violence on television can become aggressive and/or they could develop favorable feelings about the use of aggression to solve conflicts."
Abstract Paper presents contemporary arguments against television watching based on its negative effects on the cultural richness of a society like our own. Discusses the influence of advertisers on TV's creative element, and how other critically acclaimed "pure arts" like film and painting are just as market-driven.
