Dangers of Television

Introduction

It is amusing that the book The Plug-in Drug by Marie win is still the famous book since its publication 25 years ago regarding parenting which critically analyzes the pros and cons of television. The author Marie winn obtains a compelling view at the impact of television on the development of children and the family. Marie wins research puts light on highly addictive modern media landscape which also includes computer technology, video games and physical health. The primary aim of the author's work is to aid families to have control of this influential medium. Until the initiation of the mass media in the home, only the families had influence to educate the children. But as television became important in our lives, the role of education also extends towards it. This transmits ways of thinking, ways of acting, values ??and anti-values. Nobody can ignore the responsibility of the TV in the education of children, who are women and men of the future. The author focuses on how television harms children and humans in general and she specifically points out the negative effects from which the viewer may be unfamiliar of. The negative effects of television viewing on children and family life is discussed in a holistic context and practical suggestions are given by the author regarding the elimination of this dilemma.

Discussion

Since the appearance of this land mark study by Marie winn much of the things have witnessed transformation which cannot be considered positive. In the view of the author, television has no features which can be regarded as positive. The arguments by the author are repetitious, rigorous but the damning effects describes regarding family life, education and childhood are true. The work of the author is very effective as it creates an immediate negative impact on the reader making him realize in good conscience the negative effects television has on their lives.

Parents, teachers and various child advocates act as critics of television but the major points raised against television are regarding the content of the programs viewed on television and the level of violence displayed in these programs - not the impact of watching television. The author views this criticism as misguiding because she emphasizes on the fact that watching television itself is dangerous and destructive to the children and family life. In spite of several concerns raised on a global level, it took the American academy of Pediatrics quite ...