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The Effects of Television on Society. By: Matthew Potvin. Why did I choose to research the television? Lots of information Wanted to find out about the negative effects I LOVE TV!. Introduction. Became commercially available in the late 1920’s 1939 12” RCA - $600
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The Effects of Television on Society By: Matthew Potvin
Why did I choose to research the television? • Lots of information • Wanted to find out about the negative effects • I LOVE TV! Introduction
Became commercially available in the late 1920’s • 1939 12” RCA - $600 • Did not have color until early 1950’s • 98.5% of U.S. households own 1 television • 130,327,718 homes Backround
Pros • Main source for World Wide news • Advertising • Entertainment • Cons • Obesity • Promotion of Sex and Violence Pros and Cons
# 1 source for the news • Before the television, people got their news by: • Newspaper • Radio • Word of mouth • Majority of people would rather watch then listen The News
Before graduating high school, the average American sees 360,000 commercials • Money from commercials TV Networks Fund TV shows • $30,477,000,000 – 2011 cable advertising revenue • Keeps us in touch with what is on the market Advertising
Most common source of entertainment • 51 hours • Average amount a household has the television on per week • 111.3 million viewers watched the 2012 Super Bowl between The Patriots and The Giants • Record setting • Lots of Variety Entertainment
Children 6-11 • 1963 – 4.5% seriously overweight • 2009 – 13.9% seriously overweight • Watch average 3 hours a day of television • 54% have a television in their room • Many children and adults would rather watch television than be active • TV viewing time snacking physical activity Obesity
Violence • 73% of the time the people in TV dramas who commit violent acts go unpunished • By age 18, the average American child sees 200,000 violent acts on TV • 20,000 murders • Most by handguns Promotion of Sexand Violence
Sexual Content • In a sample of TV programs taken in 2002: • 64% of programs had sexual content • 1 in every 7 shows included a portrayal of sexual intercourse • Children younger than 8 cannot uniformly discriminate between real life and fantasy/entertainment Promotion of Sexand Violence (continued)
The television has its perks like: • Source for news • Entertainment • It also has negative effects like: • Obesity • Promotion of sex and violence • Used in moderation, I believe the television is harmless and essential in todays world In Conclusion…
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