Television- lecture

The television came along after World War 2, it moved live moving picture news into the homes of the average family.  It was becoming very popular as people came into more money after the war it enabled them to watch shows and movies when ever they wanted to.  As it embedded itself into our lives it has many impacts on us.  Television influences our attitudes, behavior, and spending habits by changing how we see reality.  It is so life like that we begin to accept what we see on there and that will influence we do.  Though it influences us it can not make us do anything and that is why even days after watching a commercial you can still remember the jingle that came with it.  Television comes with many positive impacts but also some negative.  It began to make us sedentary, stay indoors and it isolated us from the outside.  Instead of going to church every night of the week or having community events every weekend we are inside watching TV.  It plays such a large part of our lives and politics is no exception.  Now days TV ads are essential to a politician's campaign and can make or break their chances of winning.  Television may have its bad affects on our society, but it also spreads ideas and helps us communicate to a mass audience.