tv and human relations?
357892
Television is a social media, where folks could sit around, watch and talk about what they saw. Or they could watch TV alone. Or a show could be water cooler talk. For example, someone could talk to a worker at the same job about last night's TV sitcom.
806106
tv is the drug of the nation
1025734
Not ALL men do.  My hubby scarcely ever watches TV.\nHe reads a lot of books, though.  As do I.  \n\nI suppose those that do ... you know ... it's a mind numbing thing .... don't have to think, or act, or respond.
706085
Here are some sites, but shouldn't it be *YOUR* opinion and ideas???\nhttp://www.eprtv.com/\nhttp://www.coursework.info/GCSE/Media_Studies/Television_A_Blessing_or_a_Curse_L63169.html\nAnd this same question has been asked before:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060722145801AAb5iDd
371372
Maybe it's their soap operas.  Have you ever watched one?  I admit I don't understand a word of them, but they sure LOOK more dramatic!  And my father-in-law who does watch (and understand) tells me they're a lot more exciting.\n\nConsidering how much TV we watch, and how large a part the media plays in shaping our feelings and self-image, this could very well be more true than you might think.\n\nBut mostly I'm just talking out of my ass and spending my 2 cents.
1124348
Not really:  I see it more as 'coming full circle.'\n\nFirst, in the olden days, (before TV, movies, & even radio!) people entertained each other all the time.  People who played paino or guitar or harmonica were the musical part of the 'program,' everyone knew (as we do now) at least one quick wit who was good for laughs, and if nothing else, the dumbest person in the group could be counted upon to say or do somethign interesting now & then.  And, all of this could be entertaining without reaching the same level of sophistication because it made up for that by allowing direct, immediate feedback.  Entertainment was more of a conversation; likewise, conversation was a bigger part of entertainment.\n\nWith the coming of all these professional entertainment technologies, people saw the possibilities of the entertainment becoming more sophisticated, but didn't recognize what they were giving up in exchange.  But it also didn't matter, because they didn't spend so much time at computers (or, to a lesser extent) on the phone.  Instead, they were conducting much of their business & personal affairs face-to-face.  So, they still had enough direct-feedback, face time in their lives.\n\nNow, we spend SO MUCH LESS time directly interacting with each other, we have (consciously  or subconsciously) come to realize that the polished and very impersonal entertainment no longer makes up for the missing interaction.  So, we come back around to a more 'personal' form of entertainment.\n\nWe're still not finished, though.  The level of feedback available has increased, but I'm guessing that it still isn't enough to fulfill our social needs.  There will either be another shift that makes entertainment even more personal (more 2-way webcamming may be one way that happens,) or people will begin to drift farther away from all the electronic entertainments, in favor of more personal time.  That would be a continuation of the trend away from movies & TV, and toward the internet, of which this site is an exellent example of 'conversations.'
959610
Sex, sex, and more sex.  The more, the better.\n\nA flat screen TV doesn't hurt either.
977496
Absolutely!\nI don't watch much tv, especially with my children because you just don't know what is coming up next. \nSeveral years ago my daughter and I were discussing this and I mentioned how many references there are to sex and she disagreed (she was 16 at the time) - A sitcom just started and we agreed to count the number of sexual references and there were six before the first credits and theme song! It was an eye-opener to both of us. We, as a society, have become very desensitized.\nI would like to see better rating, more thorough... problem is, it's everywhere and kids can get to it easily and you can't be with them all the time.\nThat is where we come as parents and educate them and try to get them to a higher level. Then there may be some change by television as well, but it is a tough battle.
242148
When you watch television, it is the only time when your conscious mind is "inactive."  For good health you need plenty of exercise, so if you watch TV all the time you will turn into a couch potato...and possibly be lonely.  But other than that if you do it in a reasonable amount you should be OK!
429540
watch tv and try to mimic the behavior of a functional member of society.  avoid sitcoms, talk shows, daytime drama, news programs... uh, on second thought, avoid tv altogether and just bs your way through, and if u fudge up, then ur not ready to go yet.
642704
No.  And if a program is enraging you, perhaps its time that you stop watching that program.  I have never been enraged by a television program, and would be concerned if I let something so inconsequential bother me so much.
976034
the obvious a television
385749
That's a very good question.\n\nWe watch far too much television. It's rotting our brains, breeding passivity, and destroying our attention spans...Wow, I'm looking at that TOTALLY psychedelic avatar you have... I'm sorry, I'm so mesmerised now that I can't answer your question....
807473
On a television set perhaps?
273093
Absolutely, there was a time before "tv" and "AC" that families used set on front porches on summer evenings and conversed with neighbors as they "walked" pass.\nToday with cell phones in hand, we don’t even have time or social space to speak to them, even if we were still on our porches.\nAlmost every home has the living room arranged around the tv  so as to discourage conversation and fix attention on the tv. \nTV dinners, tv trays, under counter tv's most of us don't have very much practice at social interaction.\nElectronic games, tv and computers have replaced outside playing for our children.. Most of us don't know any of our neighbors beyond the one next door.\nChanges in almost every area of social interaction has reduced the need to know and care about those we live around..\nEven our jobs are no longer lifetime careers but we change as technology does.\nWe are more mobile. We no longer stay in one community all our lives but make several changes during our adult lives. \nBusing has ended community schools etc   etc   etc.\nSo many changes based on technology that polite social interaction of yester year is gone forever.
799103
There are good effects and bad side effects of watching television. The good effects are primarily related to communication & eduation to viewers. BUT there are also bad effects. Not all programs or any show seen on TV are good. Selection of the right ones to wtach is advisable. For health risks, TV emits radiation.Too much radiation that the body absorbs is as we all know BAD and may end up to a more serious diseases. Not to mention the eye problems also people get. I don't know what kind of quote you are asking. BUT i hope this helps. God bless
646713
I would say the television would be the biggest influence.  A lot of Americans follow the televised and printed news as gospel and allow that to shape the way they feel about social issues. There are also the movies and TV which promote a certain type of lifestyles and people do not look at them as fantasy but as the way they should live or should want to live.  I think very few take influences directly from personal experience or research, most take it from hours and hours of TV.