...T e l e v i s i o n V i o l e n c e a n d Its Effect o n C h i l d r e n Merrilyn O. Johnson, MSN, RN Television (TV) has become a large part of children's activities. Much discussion exists as to the level of violence on TV programs and its effect on children's behavior. This article reviews the literature, discusses social issues, and presents some interventions available to nursing professionals to assist children and families in coping with the impact of TV on children's lives. Copyright 9 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company For some children under some conditions some television is harmful. For other children u n d e r other conditions it may be beneficial. For most children under most conditions most T V is probably neither particularly harmful nor particularly beneficial. Schramm, Lyle, and Parker (1961) ago, the A LTHOUGHasWRITTEN 33 yearswas then. above quote on television (TV) viewing and children is relevant today as it Does watching violence on TV increase or alter the antisocial or aggressive activity of children? The possibility that widespread watching of violent TV programs by children and youth is increasing the level of violence in American society continues to be the most controversial and emotionally arousing issue related to the TV medium. This is because the concentration of violence portrayed on TV has the potential of generating aggressive behavior, both immediately and in the long term (Joy, Kimball, & Zabrack, 1986, cited in Williams, 1986).Aggression...
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...TV & Children: Television, Health and Development How does television affect the health of our children? Children from birth to age five are actively growing, learning and developing habits that will shape their physical and emotional health. Because this time period is so crucial to the development of a child’s body and brain, any negative influences can have lifelong health effects (1). Excessive television viewing among young children has been linked to negative impacts on early brain development, and lifelong physical health (1, 2). Television and early brain development Repeated exposure to television or related activity can affect a child’s mental and emotional development (1). TV often takes the place of interactive experiences (e.g play) that promote healthy brain development (1, 2, 3, 4). Too much TV during the early years has been linked to: o Poor performance in school, especially in the areas of language and reading. If TV is substituted for reading and talking with others at a young age, children may have delayed language development (1, 2, 3, 5, 26). o Being less able to use imagination. Too much TV can lead to an overload on the visual part of the brain, while depriving other parts of the brain. Areas of the brain responsible for creative thought and imagination are under used because watching television doesn’t require these skills (2). o Not being able to tell apart television from the real world. (3). o Problems focusing. Too many fast...
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...citizen of any age (myself included) whose life has not been influenced by TV. The invention of TV was one of the most profoundly culture-changing developments of the 20th Century, and it continues to shape society in both obvious and subtle ways. In this essay I will try to identify and explore a major effect television has on society: the general decline of societal health. Certainly this premise is controversial, and many think that TV’s advantages enrich society more than the medium harms us. The term “societal health” and even the word “health” have many implications and mean different things to different people; I will focus on the physical health and mental health of our population, as they are commonly defined. Surely there will be some overlap when speaking of the sub-effects of these two areas. The first area of TV’s effects on society that I will discuss is human physical health. There is, undoubtedly, ample evidence that TV has made society less physically healthy in general. Since the inception of television in the 1940s, obesity rates have increased dramatically in America, especially among children. (Hicks, 1) While TV is not solely to blame, it is a major factor in our lifestyles which lead to poor health. TV-watching is, by nature, a sedentary activity. The vast majority of TV shows are consumed Bermudez 2 in a sitting or lying position; time spent watching TV replaces time spent exercising, being active, or playing outdoors. To make...
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...solutions on how to remedy this stem from parents connecting with their children. As the saying goes, easy to say, but hard to do. In today’s busy world, parents often miss how big a presence television is in their children’s live. According to the University of Michigan Health System, “television viewing among kids is at an eight year high” (Boyse, 2010, para. 6). Children spend an average of 32 hours a week in front of the television, collectively from watching movies, playing videogames, or just watching shows on TV. As their parents get busier with work, children spend more time finding ways to entertain themselves, and the most obvious choice is the TV. Television executives are aware of this, of course, and today many shows are being geared toward babies and toddlers as opposed to past generations, making television the number one teacher in the early lives of these young ones. According to Jerry Odland (2004), “young children are spending more time watching television, playing video games, or interacting with a computer screen than they do exploring books.” Older kids have a different set of issues; “44% of kids say they watch something different when they’re alone than with their parents” (“Facts and TV Statistics,” 2001, para. 11) with 25% of them choosing to switch to Music Television (MTV). If older children have to...
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...CHILDREN AND TELEVISION INTRODUCTION Educators hoped that TV would serve as a window of knowledge for children. They hoped that it would broaden their knowledge by exposing them to various learning experiences, and help them learn about different cultures. Educators’ thought that TV would play a vital role in preparing preschoolers physically and psychologically for school. In contrast, today the effect of television on children has become a growing concern to many educators’ due to its effect on children’s behavior, health, and cognitive development and learning. We do not deny the TV holds many benefits to children if used properly and under adequate supervision of adults. Yet, we cannot deny its negative effects of TV. In this article we will talk about the negative effect of TV, and how it affects children, while on the same time mentioning its positive effects. We will first discusses the amount of time children spend in front of their TV sets, We will then move talk about how TV affects children’s behavior, health, cognitive development, and learning. We will also try to highlight the reasons behind children spending extended hours in front of their TV sets. Finally, we will try to suggest some solutions to this issue and how can we mitigate the negative effect of TV on children. The Amount of Time Children Spend In Front Of Their TV Sets Children in their early developmental stages are very fragile and vulnerable physically and emotionally .they fail to distinguish between...
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...broadcast commercials to children, whether games or food product, regardless of the product is useful or harmful to the health of children. Purpose This report will discuss the negative impact of advertising on children's health, and will present possible solutions to tackle this problem where the parents become worried from it. Scope The report will be of interest to families who suffers from these problem I. THE IMPACT OF ADVIRTISING ON CHILDREN A. Behavior Television commercials are the most important services that affect children, and almost the first source of information for child, focusing on access to the child's mind and the senses, directing desires of children to a certain things, for example foods and games. By highlighting the item to look attractive and use easy word and attractive melody with repetition and try to give the impression in different expressive ways. Also, sometimes give fanciful promises about the ability of amazing food product, such as acquisition the child brawn, or dexterity in certain valuable capabilities. That led to increase of the fears of parents about the health of their children from these advertisements. The amount of money that spent on children advertising makes one understands the fear of parents about the advertisements which are attracting the children (Moore, 2007). the advertisement affect growth, health and dietary behavior of the child when it's a way to attractive the child to buy foods with high calories and low...
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...Behavior (including health) and Interpersonal relations. I picked 10 current Pinoy music videos of varied genres. I formulated a mini questionnaire and let random children and teens answer it. It took me almost 3 weeks to gather information and make conclusions. I chose to do a research on the effects of listening and watching pop music/music videos because me, myself is an avid listener and viewer of pop music. It will be much easier for me to do a research if I choose a topic, which is very relatable/close to my heart and to my being. And also, the reading assigned to me in the class, which is an experiment to pop music video viewers and its effects to gender and sexuality of teenagers, influenced me to do this paper. Below is the actual survey questionnaire that I gave to 8-20 year old children and teens, to be followed by an explanation of why I chose those kinds of questions. Questionnaire 1. State your gender: _____M _____F 2. Age range: _____5-12 _____13-25 _____26-30 3. Do you watch music videos? _____Yes _____No 4. How often do you watch music videos? _________Hours 5. Where do you watch music videos? _____TV _____Phone/iPod _____Youtube 6. Do you like to see dance routines within a music video? _____Yes _____No Why? ________________________________________________________________ 7. Do you eat while watching the TV? _____Yes _____No 8. Do you study while watching the TV? _____Yes _____No ...
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...it's bad. Over-watching can negatively impact mental health and can cause sleep problems. Binge-watching can negatively impact mental health. Binge-watching can lead to loneliness because you spend too much time watching and not spending time with your family members. In the text it states, "Watching highly curated and often unrealistic portrayals of lifestyles and relationships on TV can lead to feelings of quality and comparison" (National Library Of Medicine). This explains that if you watch that stuff, then you can become lonely. The evidence supports the topic sentence because it explains what can happen to you if you...
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...Classical Conditioning 4. Impact of Reality Programs on Various Industries i. Food Industry ii. Home Improvement Industry iii. Entertainment Industry iv. Health Industry 5. Involvement Level and Interactivity that affect Viewers Perception v. High Involvement Level vi. Low Involvement Level 6. Conclusion 7. Appendices 8. Reference List 1. Executive Summary This report discusses about the impact of Reality TV shows on viewers. Firstly, the theories that apply to the way in which viewers form their perceptions are discussed. Three different types of theories namely selective perception, consumer learning and classical conditioning will be examined and how they relate to the forming of a viewer’s perception of a Reality TV Show. Secondly, the report also discusses how these programs impact the viewer’s purchasing decisions. Information from four industries was used to evaluate and explained the impact of Reality TV on consumer purchases. Lastly, involvement theory was used to evaluate the impact of involvement to the perception of the consumers/viewers. High-level and low-level involvement consumers/viewers are used in deriving to the answers. 1 2. Introduction Reality TV Show has impacted consumer lives in a huge way. Fashion trends, eating habits, purchasing preferences and lifestyles of viewers have all been influenced by Reality TV Shows. Reality TV Shows also affect viewers’ understanding...
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...The Impact of personal finance and behavior on television The impact of our personal finance has been affected by our society, culture, economy, moral and ethics behavior all our life’s with the use of the television. Television has a very important part of our lives as humans. It how we get our latest new, deals, entertainment even communication. But how does the television impact our personal finance? Without the television there would not be any TV ads and what do TV ads do try and get customer to buy new products. Industries spend millions, even billions of dollars to win our hearts and minds, and to influence our choices towards their products and ideas. According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube. The number of TV commercials seen by the by age 65 is 2 million. (Norman Herp) But why are commercial ads use and are important? One reason they give us as costumer’s information we may not know on product we want to buy. Like when Toyota is having a new car deal or when Macys is having a one day sale. How the new IPhone is 5g and the day it comes out. All the television commercials give us information on item we think we may need or have an interest in. But the way some of the television ads are advertised can have a negative way of influencing our decision making. The media influence...
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...Sony Smart TV SWOT Strengths Substantial Brand Identity Sony is a corporate brand whose identity is deeply rooted and very well established in the minds of potential customers. Interbrand valued Sony brand at $11 million. Unique Design Sony’s unique design always make it stand out from the crowd. For example, Sony 55HX853 rather than mount the TV on a pedestal, as other manufacturers do, the TV slots into a long and quite wide frame. High Quality It expertly melds together supreme picture quality for both 2D and 3D material, excellent sound quality and a strong line-up of Internet services. Customer Loyalty There was a time when the best TV buying advice you could give someone was to get a Sony. Sony’s customer loyalty is still very high even today. Help & Support Get a 10/10 rating in Help& Support in 2013 Best Internet TV comparisons and reviews. Its help & support includes telephone, one-year-warranty, FAQs, Chat support, Email, Community Forums, Service Center Locator. Global Diversification Sony products and services are available throughout the world in approximately 200 countries and territories. This diversification helps to minimize the impact of adverse conditions that may arise in any one geographic region. Weaknesses Poor Proximity of Production to Customers Sony's production facilities are located far from its customer base. Approximately 60% of the annual production in Japan must be distributed to for other regions. Not Quite...
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...consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching television are more likely to be overweight. Health experts have long linked excessive TV watching to weight gain. While watching TV, kids are inactive and tend to snack. They're also bombarded with ads that encourage them to eat unhealthy foods. The problem isn't just how long children are watching TV but, what they are watching. According to William H. Deitz, pediatrician and prominent obesity expert at Tufts University School of Medicine, "The easiest way to reduce inactivity is to turn off the TV set. Almost anything else uses more energy than watching TV." Television affects the health of both children and adults. First and foremost, television ads are constantly bombarding us with information about health and nutrition, and unfortunately, most of it’s skewed. Our children are most susceptible to these leading advertisements. For instance, children may have a hard time recognizing fact from fiction when they see an ad that shows thin beautiful people enjoying high calorie, high fat foods and drinks. Roughly two-thirds of the 20,000 TV ads an average child sees each year are for food and most are for unhealthy foods. The majority of children who watch health related commercials believe what the ads say, even if the ads do not give accurate or balanced information. Watching television also affects one’s health by replacing other activities and by slowing the metabolic rate. Television viewing leads to obesity...
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...How TV Affects Your Child Most kids plug into the world of television long before they enter school. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF): * two-thirds of infants and toddlers watch a screen an average of 2 hours a day * kids under age 6 watch an average of about 2 hours of screen media a day, primarily TV and videos or DVDs * kids and teens 8 to 18 years spend nearly 4 hours a day in front of a TV screen and almost 2 additional hours on the computer (outside of schoolwork) and playing video games The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours a day of quality programming. The first 2 years of life are considered a critical time for brain development. TV and other electronic media can get in the way of exploring, playing, and interacting with parents and others, which encourages learning and healthy physical and social development. As kids get older, too much screen time can interfere with activities such as being physically active, reading, doing homework, playing with friends, and spending time with family. Of course, TV in moderation can be a good thing: Preschoolers can get help learning the alphabet on public television, grade schoolers can learn about wildlife on nature shows, and parents can keep up with current events on the evening news. No doubt about it — TV can be an excellent educator and entertainer. Still, too much TV can...
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...The Impact Of Television On Children The Impact Of Television On Children The impacts of television on children are subjects that touch almost everyone in the world. This essay will prove that the television impact the children’s attention spans, because children spend too much time with programs that affect the focus of the children. There are three types of programs that affect children. The first one are programs that are for adults and are programs that children just don’t need to watch. The second one are the programs that are supposes to be made for children, but they could still affect the children for their content or for how they are made. The third one are the programs that con educate and teach good values to the children. Adults are the ones that have to choose what they can watch and also don’t expose the children with too much TV even it is good TV programs This essay will attempt to breakdown this research and find out how television has an influence on children’s attentions spans and other behavior problems. Looking at how different programs that affect children in different ways. There are several different theories with children’s attention spans and its relationship to television and in this essay I will attempt to bring them all together and draw one conclusive theory, which reflects all the evidence I have gathered. Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis, Director of the Center for Child Health, and other researchers, which make this study, say...
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...education, environments, health care, products and films. * News: news make people know clearly about any events of nation and global. * Technology: provide people widely knowledge * To make people know about caring their health in modern science. * People know more about evaluation of technology. * People are highly of creative thinking, and to develop technology. * Provide people convenient communication via internet with each other and getting fast information. * People can produce things using technology today. * Culture and civilization: the advertising which allow people know more about their religion include languages, letter, speech, belief, clothes and sort of things. * Business: people know about * Create business strategy * People are clearly to decide what they have to do in their business. * People are able to develop their business and let them success. * Sport: educate people more about * Sports are importance to health * Prevent people from ills * Get rid of any drugs * Education: * People value in themselves and society * Educate people to get in touch in study and let them know how importance of learning * People become good citizen and good behavior * Make people respect to their parents and the elder * Educate people to act in good * Prevent people from crime * Health care: provide people more knowledge * People know how to maintain health, living, clean and well-being ...
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