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What is the effect of watching television on human productivity?. By José Aguilar. The T.V. Productivity: The quality of having the power to produce. http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=productivity What is television?
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What is the effect of watching television on human productivity? By José Aguilar
The T.V. • Productivity: The quality of having the power to produce. http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=productivity • What is television? “The broadcasting of a still or moving image via radiowaves to receivers that project a view of the image on a picture tube”¹ • Great source of entertainment worldwide.
In the United States • The average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day. • 28 hours per week • 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year² • 99% of households have at least one T.V.²
Worldwide: T.V.´s per capita http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/med_tel_percap-media-televisions-per-capita
Effects On the Body • Obesity, Diabetes, ADHD • Obesity due to physical inactivity and the promotion of food high in fat and sugar. • Reduced physical fitness • All sorts of diseases • Workers are proven to produce less when they are suffering from obesity. • Economics
Relation to Creativity • Watching T.V. shuts down the left side of the brain and causes the use of the right side. • Television shows can be considered a work of art. • The mental state that remains after watching television prevents concentration. • Psychology
Cultural Effects • Before T.V. people • Talked more • Listened to the radio • Read more books (reading the book vs. watching the movie) • Not reading means less productivity. • Reading exercises the mind for learning and creating. • Brings knowledge.
Ethical Implications • No doubt, television is loaded with violence, sex, and materialism. • People tend to copy what they see on T.V. • Shows often show irrealisitic worlds. Can influence people´s priorities in life.
T.V.´s Historical Significance • Influenced the development of historical events. • The Vietnam War was called the first televised war • People could see the destruction and deaths. • Makes it easier to acquire information, specially current events. • Relates to politics, can cause opposition or support.
Benefits of Television on People • Television attracts people because: • Information • Relaxation • Entertainment (excitement, happiness, laughs etc.) • This can increase productivity, every person needs to relax and release tensions. • In excess, it can harm productivity.
Conclusion • Television has benefits, but also many disadvantages which come from watching too much T.V. • In the U.S: • Average more than 4 hours per day²/ 2 months non-stop per year • Easy to see too much, so we have to use it wisely.
Bibliography 1.)http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/television 2.) http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html 3.) http://www.limitv.org/health.htm 4.) http://www.insteadoftv.com/tv-zombie.html • http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=083006_television-life-before-tv.htm • http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv030.htm Pictures: • http://www.bighistory.net/brief-history-of-television-tv/ • http://roshiamor.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-would-it-be-without-tv.html • http://www.stop-childhood-obesity.com/childhood-obesity-facts.html • http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/comments/5365/ • http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/09/al-pacinos-machinegun-auctioned.html • http://www.doesgodexist.org/SepOct00/ScientificMaterialism.html • http://www.celsias.com/article/algae-fuel-sparks-fly-report-military-fuel-release/ • http://davepatania.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/relax/
