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negligence on the television and in color disturbed many white American citizens and members of superior government stature. With the television advancement into color, the viewers grew into the masses which made the citizens of the United States more aware of the events surrounding and according in their nation. The epidemic of television helped to establish the American popular culture. Though many owned radio and read newspapers, nearly 90 percent of Americans owned at least one television in…

On September 7th, 1927 Philo Farnsworth and his partner Charles Francis Jenkins gave birth to the first television. Their work was so remarkable, that it has hindered world history to the extent that just after decades, over a billion people have access to a television set in their homes. Now the question emerges what is the significance of television? And what makes it so mesmerizing to the majority? Is it the crisp clear high definition realistic picture that makes us hypnotized to that cubed…

and about half of smartphone users said surfing the web was the number one activity they choose to do while watching their favourite programs. In addition, over 40% of tablet owners said shopping or looking up actors, plots, athletes were the top activities they did while watching TV. In terms of smartphone owners, 29% said they emailed or texted friends about a program. So if these tablet and smartphone users were using Shazam’s Resonate app to surf the web and online shop, this could possibly…

finding is that gender and relationship roles are viewed differently based on race, culture, and status in all three shows. Thirdly, the last finding that was brought to my attention was the lack of diversity in roles and characters that are in the TV programs. For the viewers, these shows are purely entertainment thus, the audience will not understand the hidden messages that are being conveyed and perpetuated. With every show the goal is to…

THE INTERNET A TWO EDGED SWORD Cultivation theory by George Gerbner posits the overexposure of a person to the media, especially by watching television can cause the person to believe the message is real and valid. These viewers are often exposed to different levels of violence and criminal acts and, therefore, believe the world is more dangerous than it actually is, this Gerbner, (1998) refers to as “mean world Syndrome” which produces a level of fear of crime. According to Gerber and Gross…

As many may know consumerism is a leading role in the American economy now and many people are asking when these acts will be stop? The movie, Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood illustrate the marketing industry push towards children and the future childhood and consumerism. I realized how unaware I am when it comes to the marketing industry and how much children are being dissected by advertisers and marketers. After watching this documentary, I feel as I was being used by…

children. It is rated for children six years and older. Despite the age, it is classified at children younger and even older adults watch the show as well. Since the show has great popularity, to this day there are still new episodes that air. The television network that runs this show is Nickelodeon. SpongeBob SquarePants is an entertainment show, but it may not be helping the children as parents think. A lot of people have questioned the meaning of the show such as Evans (2006), who states,…

Adorno and Horkeimer many years ago claimed “culture today is infecting everything with sameness” (94). The Social Network and The Truman Show are films made 12 years apart focusing on different mediums one being reality television the other being social networking, yet they both contain the same ideologies regarding gender. Both films promote the same ideologies from the base of its makers to the characters within he film. Each film features and is created by white men, while women are shown as…

Amazon has their customer pay a nominal fee for newer content on movies or shows, they have the rights to bring a television show episode the next day after it has been aired on TV. Such cases are Big Bang Theory, Arrow, and The Flash. Once it has been aired on TV, customers are able to see that same episode where Netflix would have to wait a year before releasing the last season of a television show. Hulu has the same idea as Amazon but it is a free internet site with several advertisements…

where it states that solving problems with force is seen as acceptable. One way that the media has an effect on gender roles is through movies and television shows. “In the years between 1947 and 1990, 85% of families were shown in a comedy format during primetime” (Olson & Douglas, 1997). What this is stating is that the families portrayed through television shows all fell back on comedy. For example, if parents had a conflict during the TV show the end of the episode would solve it in a…