Interaction between family and friends has spark alot of controversies due to the introduction of television and other electronic devices like the mobile phone. Some people are of the view that television has eliminated communication between friends and families while other think otherwise. I strongly agree to this view point and I'm going to give some reasons why in this essay.
Firstly, people may argue that television has brought a sense of belonging to relatives and peers because most of them often watch television together. Although this reason may seem right, it also applies to less 45% of families and friends. A research by the UG team in Ghana revealed that most people(80%) prefer not be engaged in form of communication when watching television. Another fact from the research is that, 95% of the people interviewed said that they prefer to watch movies alone at home than to hang up with their friends or relatives. This trending attitude has brought an abrupt connection between loved ones leading to peer pressure among the youth. This is because families do not get time for each other prefer to watch television than engage their children or relatives in a conversation to know how they are faring.
Again, since the introduction of television in many home there have been an increase in social vices like drug abuse, arm robbery and even prostitution. This is a result of movies and music videos displaying violent and harmful acts on the screens. Alot of the youth engaging in these acts are as a result of these scenes.
In conclusion, I think television has done more harm than good through the increase in social vices and peer pressure among the youth.
Interaction between
family
and
friends
has
spark
alot
of controversies due to the introduction of
television
and other electronic devices like the mobile phone.
Some
people
are of the view that
television
has eliminated communication between
friends
and
families
while other
think
otherwise
. I
strongly
agree
to this view point and I'm going to give
some
reasons why in this essay.
Firstly
,
people
may argue that
television
has brought a sense of belonging to relatives and peers
because
most of them
often
watch
television
together. Although this reason may seem right, it
also
applies to
less 45% of
families
and
friends
.
A research
by the UG team in Ghana revealed that most
people(80%)
prefer not
be engaged
in form of communication when watching
television
. Another fact from the research is that, 95% of the
people
interviewed said that they prefer to
watch
movies alone at home than to hang up with their
friends
or relatives. This trending attitude has brought an abrupt
connection between
loved
ones
leading to peer pressure among the youth. This is
because
families
do not
get
time for each other prefer to
watch
television
than engage their children or relatives in a conversation to know how they are faring.
Again, since the introduction of
television
in
many home
there have been an increase in social vices like drug abuse, arm robbery and even prostitution. This is a result of movies and music videos displaying violent and harmful acts on the screens.
Alot
of the youth engaging in these acts are
as a result
of these scenes.
In conclusion
, I
think
television
has done more harm than
good
through the increase in social vices and peer pressure among the youth.