Media Influencing Teens

Introduction

This paper gives the details of negative influences of media specifically television on teenage children aged 13-19. The study emphasizes that watching children's television programs for indefinite periods and without control and selective "produce behaviors mainly negative, selfishness and lack of cooperation with others and not to feel their feelings and even ridicule of them to the blind imitation of others in the clothing, food, drink and social behavior and the development of lifestyle consumer".

Thesis Statement

Here, in this paper, we shall pave way for analyzing two main spectrums of televisions:

Negative Influence of Television

Television as a motivation for teens to try drugs.

Medically adverse affects of television viewing on teens.

Effects children (specifically age 13-19)

Action and crime related shows promote violence among children aged 13-19.

Sexually explicit content has adverse affects on children less than 18 years.

Discussion and Analysis

Television is a social phenomenon and the most representative manifestation of post-modernity. This is not a mere "technical object" is not an "information tool" or a simple "means of entertainment. A tool, it is taken, it is used and it is placed when it is most useful. A tool is not a lifestyle. A tool, by definition, cannot be central to our existence; it does have at its periphery. In television, we are dealing with anything else; we are in the regime of the media presence, which is an extension of technical thought. For new generations these media are everyday fun, while stimulating, and so, some parents use as a substitute for children's attention, because it requires less time, dedication and ingenuity. From there, the custom prevails and the impetus narcotic power of the medium is the artificial needs to use them persevere. Currently all children have access to a television set in which the violence and aggression are a substantial part of programming. As Ernie Novak stated:

“Television: A medium - so called because it is neither rare nor well done” (Horton, Pp. 9)

Today television does not sufficiently set forth the schedule; thus, the child can see scenes that are probably not appropriate for their age. Children are receptive and flexible-minded can be acquired very foreign attitudes and behaviors inculcated in the school and by their educators. Also, do not have sufficient capacity to distinguish the beneficial from the harmful and therefore accept almost anything that is presented as both a means in another. It is also worth mentioning that due to their innocence and the development of their imagination sometimes cannot distinguish reality from fiction this is a very to be considered as almost everything you see and want them to imitate him seem real (Watson, Pp. 22).

Violence on televisions and its effects on children

In 1955, the U.S. Senate commissioned the first subcommittee to investigate the impact of violence on television on children. Though children were exposed to violence in other forms of popular media, such as comic books, radio programs, and motion pictures, television was thought to be the most threatening form of media. This report was the first of many that urged ...