Essays Tagged: "television viewing"

Television Violence and it's effect on Children

hat is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is also a time consuming pastime among children ... ildren. With all of that exposure, one might pose the question, 'How can seeing so much violence on television and video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child's behavior?' Obviou ...

(3 pages) 251 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Violence In The Media

n many peoples' living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scene ... source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The truth about television violence and children has been sho ...

(6 pages) 306 0 4.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Critical Thinking - Term Notes

e dullness in teachers, textbook authors, and work assignments may actually be their own deficiency.Television viewing (and other modern entertainments) may have prevented them from developing a matur ...

(7 pages) 641 0 3.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The Effects of Television Violence on Children

In many peoples' living rooms there sits anoutlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television,and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic worldof violence scenes ... r source ofviolent behavior in children. The research proves time and time againthat aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand.The truth about television violence and children has been show ...

(6 pages) 349 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Description of how conformity affected the 1950's American lifestyle.

ture in which that population had more money and time in which to pursue leisure activities such as television viewing and movie-going. These leisurely pastimes produced a conforming American popular ... al and cultural norms. In the 1950's, these strict social norms were communicated primarily through television. Between 1952 and 1958 the amount of households owning a television set tripled from 3 mi ...

(3 pages) 243 1 4.2 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Negative correlation.

The relationship between television viewing and attention span has been described as a negative correlation. Negative correl ... . " (Psychology 7th Edition, Carol Trans and Carole Wade, pg. 676.) My hypothesis is that the more television an individual watches the less attention span that individual will exhibit. This is beca ... tion span, if you get bored you change the channel, as such people who watch an excessive amount of television "train" themselves to become attention deficient.To test my hypothesis I will gather ...

(1 pages) 34 0 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

How parents envolvement in school affects thier children's grades.

who help organize and manage their time and "exercise reasonable control over nonschool activities, television viewing in particular" (56). The text helps define the type of parent described above as ...

(3 pages) 184 2 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Television Violence and its Effects on Children .

Television Violence and Its Effects on ChildrenOften thought of as one of the most fascinating inven ... cts on ChildrenOften thought of as one of the most fascinating inventions of the Twentieth Century, television has undoubtedly become a major part of our lives, providing us with entertainment and inf ... part of our lives, providing us with entertainment and information. However, much of what is on the television today involves violence. Why? Because viewers want to see action and excitement, which us ...

(5 pages) 178 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

TV Violence's Influence On Children.

In many peoples'living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It isthe television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realisticworld of violence scenes ... source of violent behavior in children. The research provestime and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand.The truth about television violence and children has been show ...

(6 pages) 190 0 2.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

"Television and Aggression"

attempting to maintain theirlifestyle. Children have begun to have more unsupervised time to watch television. Parents, like myself, along with educators and experts are force to raise the discussion ... I will attempt to identify the principal viewers, and differing views that enforce or Protest that Television viewing attributes to negative behavior in children, along with prevention methods parent ...

(5 pages) 119 2 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Violence on TV

n many peoples' living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scene ... source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand.The truth about television violence and children has been show ...

(6 pages) 63 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Television Violence and Its Effect on Children

Television Violence and Its Effect on ChildrenThe children of today are surrounded by technology and ... that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches fromthree to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music isalso a time consuming pastime among children. ... hildren. With all of that exposure, onemight pose the question, "How can seeing so much violence on television andvideo games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child's behavior?"Obviousl ...

(3 pages) 61 0 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Violence in television

In many peoples' living rooms theresits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is thetelevision, and the children who view it are often pulled into itsrealistic world of violence scenes ... r source ofviolent behavior in children. The research proves time and time againthat aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand.The truth about television violence and children has beenshown ...

(4 pages) 82 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Effects of Television Violence

In many peoples' living rooms theresits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is thetelevision, and the children who view it are often pulled into itsrealistic world of violence scenes ... r source ofviolent behavior in children. The research proves time and time againthat aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand.The truth about television violence and children has beenshown ...

(6 pages) 89 2 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Media violence

n many peoples' living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scene ... source of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The truth about television violence and children has been sho ...

(6 pages) 44 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

TiVo Case Analysis

TiVoTiVo is best suited for everyone who considers television viewing a source of entertainment. This included people who have special television progr ... ey may be missing because they are unavailable to watch at the time these programs are aired by the television networks and families whose members have different viewing preferences. For these familie ... ntial to become a key player in TV broadcasting?TiVo should serve as a system that would complement television networks business rather than compete against or jeopardize it. Television networks want ...

(2 pages) 207 0 3.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Cola War

psi and Coca-Cola keeps new, edgy advertising techniques airing during commercial breaks of popular television viewing. Both companies have successfully sold their products despite different selling t ... fully sold their products despite different selling techniques used when it comes to advertising on television.Perhaps one of the most significant factors that appear to account for differences is the ...

(4 pages) 69 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Cola Wars

psi and Coca-Cola keeps new, edgy advertising techniques airing during commercial breaks of popular television viewing. Both companies have successfully sold their products despite different selling t ... fully sold their products despite different selling techniques used when it comes to advertising on television. The Pepsi Cola Corporation uses excellent marketing strategies, such as celebrity appear ...

(6 pages) 131 2 4.8 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

The 90's.

sy as a click of a button.Entertainment.The 90's marked two trends in the way TV networks aimed its television viewing. The first was they started making TV programs specifically directed towards 20-3 ...

(4 pages) 53 0 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Inter-relation of Television and Violent Social Changes

The introduction of television in America has forever changed our lives and continues to affect society at the present t ... influence our daily lives and society as a whole. By now most people are asking the question; does television shape social norms or does it reflect them? Although I believe television has influenced ... r many of the violent social problems seen in our society today.In the 1940's through the late 50's television programming was minimal. Not everyone had access to a TV set and it was considered the gr ...

(19 pages) 154 0 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies