Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what extent would you say that television has positively or negatively affected the cultural development of your society? v.1
Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. v. 1
It has been many years since television was first introduced to people and people today still have mixed views on whether it has a positive or a negative influence on the society.
Many people believe that television damages culture. It promotes the stronger cultures of countries such as Britain and North America and weakens the cultures of less wealthy countries. This is because the stronger, wealthier countries are able to assert their own culture by producing more programs that are shown widely around the world. These programs then influence people, particularly young people, in the countries where they are shown.
Also, because television networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people. In many countries, this range is very broad because we are a multicultural society and people of all ages like to watch television. To interest all these different people, most television programs are short in length, full of action and excitement, do not require much intelligence or knowledge to understand, and follow universal themes common to all cultures, such as love and crime. Television programs which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular culture are not so successful because they interest a smaller audience.
Nevertheless, we much acknowledge that television does have some positive effects on the cultures within a society as well. People who do not live within their own culture can, in a limited way, access it through the multicultural station on the television. For example, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in a foreign country, can watch programs from their own culture on the television.
In conclusion, I hold the view that television promotes and strengthens those cultures that are wealthy and influential while it weakens the cultures that are already in a weakened position.
It has been
many
years since
television
was
first
introduced to
people
and
people
today
still
have mixed views on whether it has a
positive
or a
negative
influence on the society.
Many
people
believe that
television
damages
culture
. It promotes the stronger
cultures
of
countries
such as Britain and North America and weakens the
cultures
of less wealthy
countries
. This is
because
the stronger, wealthier
countries
are able to assert their
own
culture
by producing more
programs
that
are shown
widely
around the world. These
programs
then influence
people
,
particularly
young
people
, in the
countries
where they
are shown
.
Also
,
because
television
networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial survival, they
must
produce
programs
which are interesting to a broad range of
people
. In
many
countries
, this range is
very
broad
because
we are a multicultural society and
people
of all ages like to
watch
television
. To interest all these
different
people
, most
television
programs
are
short in length
, full of action and excitement, do not require much intelligence or knowledge to understand, and follow universal themes common to all
cultures
, such as
love
and crime.
Television
programs
which concentrate on or develop themes pertinent to one particular
culture
are not
so
successful
because
they interest a smaller audience.
Nevertheless
, we much acknowledge that
television
does have
some
positive
effects on the
cultures
within a society
as well
.
People
who do not
live
within their
own
culture
can,
in a limited way
, access it through the multicultural station on the
television
.
For example
, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and international students living in a foreign
country
, can
watch
programs
from their
own
culture
on the television.
In conclusion
, I hold the view that
television
promotes and strengthens those
cultures
that are wealthy and influential while it weakens the
cultures
that are already in a weakened position.
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