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.

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