Sex & The Mass Media: The Sixties Vs. The Nineties
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A 10 page paper on the change in attitudes and policy regarding sex in TV and movies from the beginning of the sixties to the middle of the nineties. It concludes that since television followed movies in becoming more 'sexually free,' perhaps the 'kinder, gentler' love story the movies have focused on of late presages a change for television as well. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Sexmedia.wps

Television & Media Violence
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In this insightful 7 page essay, the writer argues that Television violence and its influence have grown to epidemic proportions and that it is our responsibility to effect change so that future generations can lead more socially healthy lives. Research from a number of excellent authorities is provided to support these ideas and the apparent attraction between children and violence is analyzed. Recommendations are included. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Mediavio.wps

Television & People's Viewing Habits -- Research In Communications Theory
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A 12 page research paper examining reasons why people watch television. The writer believes that those of us who watch more television do so with less reason. Similarly, those who watch less television do so with more reason. Primary research and the results of the writer's own small-scale survey (FREE copy of survey included) are incorporated into the discussion and the original hypothesis is validated. Communication theories such as the uses & gratifications approach are utilized to explain this phenomenon. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Televisn.wps

Television and the Decline of the Family Unit
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A 5 page paper that discusses how the common use of the television has, for the most part, pulled many families further apart. Television has become a very regular part of our society and more importantly, of our family life. We prefer to sit and watch television, whether together or alone, than to sit and talk with our family. While this makes us more enlightened about the world and perhaps about society, it does little to teach us about ourselves and our family. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAtelev.wps

Television And The Internet: Promoting Consumerism In Children?
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how television and Internet advertising geared toward children is promoting consumerism in this age group. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCconsu.wps

Television As A Reflection Of Society
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5 pages in length. As much as people might try to use television as a scapegoat for all of society's ills, it is truly nothing more than an accurate cultural refection rather than that of an influence upon it. Indeed, television only mirrors what already exists in reality, as opposed to being an operative component behind the motivating factors. However, this reflection is not only limited to television but is also prominently portrayed in advertisements, music and all other form of media, inasmuch as it mirrors what society has effectively become. While there is a significant amount of violence characteristic of social interaction, this image is not distorted by what the media represents as reality. The writer discusses how television is not responsible for violent behavior, but is merely a depiction of social existence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLC_TV.wps

Television As Sexist
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12 pages in length. Sexism in television is an industry ill that has run rampant ever since its mid-century inception. Even though it has purportedly quelled its ever-present sexist orientation, critics charge that this is hardly the case. Even in programs that proclaim to utilize women as respected and equal characters to their male counterparts, what has truly surfaced is nothing more than a clever ploy to make it appear as though television has finally put to bed the sexists perception it adopted at inception. The writer discusses how this veiled attempted to promote women from beneath the social oppression of the male ego has its roots in patriarchal control, in spite of the fact that women are more independent now than they have ever been before throughout history. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCtvsex.wps

Television Documentaries / Information Or Propaganda ?
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A 5 page essay that looks at the question of whether or not it is appropriate for TV networks to take a partisan position that has a predetermined editorial point of view.
Filename: Docu.wps

Television Talk Shows
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A 5 page research paper on the good promoted by television talk shows. Describes how talk shows have increased public awareness of domestic violence, pitfalls of managed care, promoted racial equality, and help direct minority youth to programs and opportunities for careers and higher education. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Talkshow.wps

Television Technology -- Its Past, Present, & Future
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A 10 page examination of the advancements in technology which resulted in television as we know it today. Includes both a history of television technology, a synopsis of its current status, and predictions of future advancements. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TVhist.wps