ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION
Advantages of Television
Firstly,
television helps us to learn about the world and to know and see many new
things. It can often present information to us in a more effective way than
books can and make things more memorable. It has provided a great source of
media and information for all generations, allowing us all to watch
entertaining shows and take in information, with news channels that cover
breaking news from all over the world.
Secondly,
it entertains us, as it represents an enjoyable means to relax. For millions of
people around the world, television is the source of companionship and helps
them to cope with the everyday life. It offers the viewer to take them on
trip along with the programmers and let them relax while they watch the show
sitting on their sofas. This is also a comfort, that people visit many places
while watching TV shows.
Moreover,
television has increased the popularity of sports and arts. People are able to
see all types of sports on TV and watch very important football matches that
take place at a certain moment in a foreign country. In what concerns arts,
there are many interesting documentaries that offer the viewer the possibility
to enrich his or her culture in different domains. Last but not least,
television made us aware of our global responsibilities. In 1985, for example,
1.5 billion people in 147 countries watched a TV pop concert and helped collect
more than $100 million for people in Africa.
Disadvantages of Television
Wasting
time is one of the inherent disadvantages of watching TV. Let’s imagine
: if one day , one person spends a hour watching TV without gaining any
useful information , then in one year he will waste 365 hours and in 10 year is
3605 hours. With that time, you can learn several languages as well as finish
some studying course. On the other hand, television program are not always
suitable for all ages. Heavy television watching that is subjectively
experienced as being to some extent involuntary, displacing more productive
activities, and difficult to stop or curtail.
Nowadays
many people spend the biggest part of their free time watching television.
According to the statistics, the average American child watches 26 hours a
television per week. That’s how TV programs reduce the quality of real life by
narrowing people’s outlook, limiting the variety of free time activities,
affecting family relations by reducing conversation, and even having an impact
on health by discouraging exercise.
Effects of television on metabolic rate:
potential implications for childhood obesity. Subjects were 15 obese children
and 16 normal-weight children whose ages ranged from 8 to 12 years. All
subjects had two measures of resting energy expenditure obtained while at rest
and one measurement of energy expenditure taken while viewing television. Results
indicated that metabolic rate during television viewing was significantly lower
(mean decrease of 211 kcal extrapolated to a day) than during rest.
Dr. Robert Klesges, a
researcher at Memphis State University found that children who
watch TV tend to spend less calories per minute-not just fewer
of those who read or "do nothing"-in fact, a few
calories are used by children who sleep. The weight
of a child, the more serious effects. For children with normal
weight, watching TV can drive the 12 percent reduction (metabolism). Americans
are getting fatter. The modern lifestyle of computer screens, video games and
television is resulting in Americans not exercising and eating poorly. A study
presented to the American Heart Association on March 9, 2003, shows a strong
link between obesity, fast food, and television watching. Pereira also noted
that people who eat fast food twice a week and spend at least 2 1/2 hours a day
watching television have triple the risk of both obesity and abnormal glucose
control when compared to those who eat out once or less and watch no more than
an hour and a half of TV.
Sometimes,
there are some movies contain sexual material and violence which affected the
stormy phase of growing of children and teenagers and should not be watched,
even by some adults. It will be extremely dangerous if parents neglect their
children to discover the TV program themselves as they will immediately take
influence of what they see.
Violence and sex shown on television
results in higher rate of crimes and encourages antisocial behavior. This is
especially evident in the U.S.A and other western countries. Many criminals
confess that their violent actions or attitudes to women were encouraged by TV.
The rate of such crimes is constantly growing and more and more often they are
committed by teenagers. This is becoming a great problem of modern society.
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