Discuss the Effects of Television to Children Good or Bad - 7150 Words

Discuss the Effects of Television to Children: Good or Bad? (Dissertation Sample) Content: Is Television Good for Children?A dissertation submitted to the Faculty ofIn partial fullfilment of the Degree ofWith the approval ofDate Table of Content TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc418327586"
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29 AbstractThe purpose of this dissertatioin is to provide an answer to the long debated question, Is Television good for Children? While previous research shows that there are two sides of the debate, those advocating for the promotion of television for children may be loosing the argument, since the demerits of exposing young children to television seem to outweigh the benefits. Basically, the study uses secondary data from which it draws a series of facts from previous scholarly research, national statistics and media surveys. The study therefore outlines the pros and cons of exposing young children to television based on two given television programs, whose primary audience remain young children between ages 5 and 12. These shows, The Scooby Doo, and Barney and Friends, Where are You, are the cartoon shows whose effects on children have been analysed. The study takes into account the basic reality that the modern generation canot do without tel evision as a necessary invention, and therefore recommends that parents oqught to gain awareness of how their children use televisions. Consequently, the study concludes that without parental interventions, television become harmful to children. Parents should therefore take control of their childrens watching habits, in order to transform the television experience a worthwhile one, since it is impossible to eradicate completely, the exposure children have to television programs. CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONIntroductionHobson (2013) defines television as an electronic device, which transmits both audio and visual messages to the audience. From its invention, the televisions first availability for consumer use occurred in 1939, during the Worlds Fair in New York. This event, therefore, acted as the starting point for the contemporary American love for the device. It has been an important point to note that despite the great American love for television, many people have increasingly beco me critical of the potential impacts of the television programs on both children and the youth in general (Hobson, 2013). There are aspects of television programs whose effects has remained at the centre of the debate, including advertising, perpetuation of stereotypes, violent behaviour on some shows, television as an educational tool, as well as level of academic achievement. Background InformationGiven the high rate of accessibility of television sets by young children in families, and the evident difficulties faced by parents in exerting absolute control over their watching behaviour; it is important to scrutinize carefully, the impact of televisions on childrens development. Researchers such as Kaufman (2000), having monitored the behaviour of different children exposed to different levels of television experiences, believe that parents and the general society should deny younger children access to television programs due to the potential impacts of its contents. With other fea rs including possible addiction to certain programs of choice, researchers have also associated television viewing by younger children as a lazy-kid activity, linking such assertions to the negative physical and behavioural associated with it. With such higher rates of viewing, it is possible that television can also have a significant impact on key aspects of both adult decision-making process, and children behaviour including shopping patterns, their travel and holiday destination choices, the type of diet, cars among other decisions that characterise lifestyle. Members of the public and the government have therefore raised the critical concern, seeking answers to the extent to which television can affect children, if influences adults decision-making process. To this extent, negative concerns have involved suspicions that these children have been exposed to violent scenes and shows such as action movies, from which they have learned violent behaviour. Others have also accessed se x-oriented programs, which have led to the development of asexualized approach to their social development, drug abuse among other vices associated with television programs. Unlike adults, children lack a comprehensive ability to understand the extent of ramifications of their various actions, leading to these concerns of how do television programs affect them. It, therefore, necessitates a deeper comprehension of the pros and cons of television viewing by children and makes informed decisions regarding their future interaction with the famous invention of the modern world.Statement of the Problem The use of television is synonymous with the modern age, owing to a variety of its benefits globally. Considering the rate at which the use and accessibility, as well as the advancement in television technology, there are all the signs of this technology penetrating deeper into the societal lives. As this happens, the accessibility and use of television manifests various effects on both th e elderly and younger members of the society at different magnitudes. While some of these effects are positive, desirable and have long terms benefits for the world, the effects on developing children (between age 5 and 12) is increasingly becoming a concern. Through commercial advertising and other regular television shows, the perpetuation of stereotypes and violent behaviour on some shows, is an example of the adverse impacts. On the other hand, television as an educational tool to enhance the level of academic achievement remains a beneficial effect. In order to answer the critical question, Is television good or bad for children, there is a need to subject to a rigor of scrutiny, the pros and cons of television programs on young children.Research ObjectivesThe following research questions were used in to achieve the main objective of establishing whether television is good or bad for children. General Objective:To determine the suitability of television programs for children be tween ages 5 and 12Specific Objectives:To determine both beneficial and harmful effects of watching television programs by younger children between 5 and 12To analyse the nature of scenes from Scooby Doo (1969) and their effects on childrenTo state the manner in which the scenes from Barney and Friends (1987) help to promote a wholesome development of a childTo establish the extent to which parents can take absolute control and guidance over their childrens TV watching habitsConclusionThis chapter sets the pace for the study. The background information provides an analysis of the current scenario regarding the relationship between children and the mainstream media, especially the television as an ...