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... Television exerts a powerful influence on teenagers sexual attitudes, values, and beliefs. ... The amount of time spent viewing television is directly associated with the request, purchase, and consumption of foods advertised on television. The constant presence of very thin, particularly female, television characters may contribute to the view that the ideal body type is that of the women and adolescents displayed. The 8 billion dollars spent by the tobacco and alcohol industries every year to sell their product to the American public (directly or indirectly) has a significant impact on adolescents beliefs and attitudes about smoking and drinking. ... The researchers support the following recommendations for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Frequently, parents neither know what their children are viewing on television, nor control the television that their children watch. The reviewers provide recommendations for decreasing the potential negative influences of television on children and adolescents.
"The Impact of Television: A Natural Experiment in Three Communities" edited by Tannis MacBeth Williams Television is so awful, and kids watch so much of it, that its not surprising that theres been much sociological research on its effects. ... Ill go through them in order of least effect seen to most seen in an unsubtle attempt to keep you reading:
Sex roles Television is a strongly sex-typed medium. ... Television seemed to increase the differences that kids saw between the sexes, but mainly between boys and girls. ...
Summary To sum up: the introduction of television made kids more aggressive, harmed the acquistion of reading skills, decreased creativity scores, and cut participation in non-TV leisure activities. ...
The conclusions with respect to television match those of other studies. ...
Television and the Family
Family is the most important influence in a childs life, but television is not far behind. Television can inform, entertain, and teach us. ... By knowing how television affects your children and by setting limits, you can help make your childs TV-watching experience not only enjoyable, but healthy too.
How TV affects your child There are many ways that television affects your childs life. ... It may be tempting to use television, movies, and video games to keep your child busy, but your child needs to spend as much time growing and learning as possible. Playing, reading, and spending time with friends and family are much healthier than sitting in front of a TV screen.
Nutrition Children who watch too much television are are more likely to be overweight. ... Children who see violence on television may not understand that real violence hurts and kills people. ...
Sex Television exposes children to adult behaviors, like sex. ... Beer and wine are some of the most advertised products on television. ...
Learning Television affects how your child learns. ... When used carefully, television can be a positive tool to help your child learn. ... Too much television can negatively affect early brain development. ...
Until more research is done about the effects of TV on very young children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) does not recommend television for children age 2 or younger.
Approximate Word count = 2370
Approximate Pages = 9.5
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