Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children and adolescents. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. By the time of high school graduation‚ they will have spent more time watching television than they have in the classroom. While television can entertain‚ inform‚ and keep our children company‚ it may also influence them in undesirable ways." (AACAP‚ 2001‚ p. 1) Even though parents are conscious that the media can affect their
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Violence on Television Television is the most important sourc of information. It plays a significant role in people’s lives. In these days‚ people spend a lot of time watching TV. Also‚ most of families stay in front of the TV having dinner and discussing about what happened in their day. Although most of people look at television as an entertaining and educational way to spend time‚ some people think there is too much violence in television and that it influences people to act violently.
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“Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Ashley Hines SOC 120 Brooke Fishinghawk 07/05/10 “Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Air pollution is the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants such as dust‚ fumes‚ gas‚ mist‚ odor‚ smoke‚ or vapor in quantities and of characteristics and duration such as to be injurious to human‚ plant‚ animal life‚ or to property(wikipedia). The presence of pollutants in the outdoor air contributes to numerous health effects ranging
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Reality Television Affect The Minds of Young Children? ENG 122 English Composition II Larissa Purvis April 7‚ 2013 How Does Reality Television Affect The Minds of Young Children? Reality television affects the minds of all who watch it‚ but has a big effect on children because it inhibits social interaction and it is not always intellectually stimulating. In my research paper‚ I will explain the lack of activities reality television has on young children‚ and how reality television causes
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action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed. To extend Gerbner’s definition of violence‚ I selected 4 television programs to count verbal as well as physical aggression in these TV shows. One of the many educational television programs that I selected was Barney. To my opinion Barney did not contain any verbal or physical aggressive behavior. This show taught children how to live with one another and how to avoid aggression. I also chose one child’s cartoon which is an all-time favorite
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Cognitive Process The effect of news teasers in processing TV news by Hao-chieh Chang Past researches on cognitive effects of news teasers[1] (or news previews) were mainly focused on the viewer attention and memory performance (e.g. Scheuder & White‚ 1989; Cameron‚ Shleuder‚ & Thorson‚ 1991; Schleduder‚ White & Camerson‚ 1993)‚ but little research has been conducted to examine the effects of the by-product of newscasts-news teasers. Chang’s paper aimed at filling the gap between previous
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Risks of being raised by an alcoholic on children Children in the United states being raised by parent(s) abusing the substance alcohol or alcoholics are at greater risk to experience or witness aggression‚ violence and several forms of neglect from their parent(s). They are at even greater risk to be come alcoholics and substance abuse addicts themselves. Being raised by someone addicted to or abusing alcohol also puts children at risk for emotional issues‚ depression and behavioral problems
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Television is just another part of technology keeping us from viewing the world and living our lives as we should. Instead of coming out of our house and taking on any challenge the world might have for us‚ we easily give up to our laziness‚ which quickly makes us grab the bag of chips‚ the soda‚ and sit down. Even though I am one of the many people who just loves to have the remote by their side‚ I strongly believe that television is nothing but detrimental to our society. Watching television
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ADHD Effects on Children: Does It Hinder Their Progress in School? Does It Cause Them To Become Delinquent? Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) that is characterized by prevalent symptoms that is evident at home‚ school‚ and in social situations. The symptoms displayed include‚ developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention‚ impulsiveness‚ and hyperactivity‚ also called hyperactivity or hyperactive child syndrome. The cause is unknown‚ but research suggests that it is related to
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Television at Its Worst The Rodriguez family comes home after a tough day for everyone at school‚ work and home. Each one comes and goes to a different location of the apartment. Coincidentally comprise all television in a different place to watch your favorite show. Each day releases stress and can relax and unwind from the daily grind. For many people across the modern world‚ this routine seems familiar. However‚ what is relaxing for many to bring problems to the population of children. For
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