The Effect of Television on Humans

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The Effect of Television on Humans

"98% of all homes in the U.K. have at least one television in them"Throughout

our planet we are surrounded by media, through magazines, newspaper,

internet, radio and, the most influential, television we are educated

the news of the world. Just over 96 years ago the first working

mechanical TV system was built, by a man name Boris Rosing, and it’s

now, in the 21st century the considered the most popular form of

entertainment. It is adored by all ages and has become an essential

part of the lives of millions of viewers. Television, as many

researchers and scientists have said, influences the thoughts of its

audience in good and, unfortunately bad ways, with TV broadcasters

doing whatever necessary to profit from their shows. Television has a

big impact on the youth of today, is the fact that our children are

able to view scenes of sex, violence and excess bad language at such

an early age have an affect on their future’s?

DOES TELEVISION INFLUENCE OUR BEHAVIOUR AND CAUSE US TO BE MORE

VIOLENT?

The programs watched on TV obviously depend on the preferences of the

viewer(s), but the majority of people will watch films quite

frequently. ‘Action movies’ have forever been the most popular genre

due to the extreme amounts of violence throughout the film. The

characters in these films are made to look ‘cool’ when fighting or

shooting one another. Teenagers take great pleasure in idolizing

these heroes and imagine themselves reacting similarly in such

scenarios. It has been found that youngsters who continually watch

these ‘action movies’ are more likely to solve problems with violence

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As you can see there are advantages and disadvantages to the

television, there is no doubt television influences our attitudes,

behaviors and beliefs. Reality shows, Talk Shows, and Soap Operas all

contribute to us being prevented from seeing the real truth in our

society and what is considered important or not. On the other hand TV

is extremely educational and is probably the greatest form of media.

I believe that TV should not be an essential part of our daily lives,

moderate amounts of it is certainly harmless, if not advantageous.

By the time a child becomes an adult, he has witnessed over 12,000

acts of violence on a television screen per year. That equals 144,000

acts of violence between the ages of 5 and 18. The child has witnessed

over 8,000 murders before finishing elementary school (APA 1997).

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