what is the effect of watching television on human productivity?
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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? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What is the effect of watching television on human productivity?By José Aguilar
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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.
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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
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Worldwide: T.V.´s per capita
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/med_tel_percap-media-televisions-per-capita
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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