How Do Television Affect Families

Television’s Impact on America’s Families
Violent Television Shows Have Encouraged People to Be More Violent Walk into any home that has children across the country, and one will see thousands of children watching television shows for mature audiences. During the early evening of July 2, 2000, a young boy named Scott began watching television without his parents monitoring him. He would come home every day after school and begin watching television, even if he had more important things to do, like homework. His parents had full time jobs that required them to work long hours during the day and get home late at night. In response, they were unaware that he was watching violent television shows. They did not realize that television was effecting their son in a terrible way. As a result, Scott was beginning to get in trouble at school on a daily basis for gad language and started getting into drugs and …show more content…
Media system evolution over time led to major changes of both individual and contemporary world. Human life has changed. But the media suffers a constant change, because it must meet the public expectations. Television, which has an enormous influence on the audience, bears a great responsibility for the education of people, especially for the younger generation. But, how much impact television has on people depends on many factors: how much they watch TV, their age and personality, and whether they watch alone or with their friends. To minimize the potential negative effects of television, it is important to understand what the impact of television can be on now-days people.