Its Putnam suggestion that increasing mobility has depleted social capital, as it takes time to develop roots to a new area. Also TV has given us a way of relaxing, unwinding and being entertained at home, without having to interact with others. This change has had a huge impact on social interaction but Putnam never explores the possibility that discussing TV show can create bonds, which in many cases may be consider sallow at first but which develop over time like any other social connection. Also blaming other technology source for less social capital but only to a degree, it is important to bear in mind that the spread of internet only exploded to all regions of the western world in the last few decades, and even today many don’t have this facility
Dana Stevens summarizes Johnson’s essay by stating his claim that shows are becoming more complex and more complicated over the last two decades and watching it makes you smarter. Stevens disagrees with Johnson and believes that most shows assist in rotting the brain and also claims that not watching TV will not make you dumber. Stevens then criticizes Johnson for not mentioning the recent controversies and terrorism in 24, and that he fails to account the commercials that interrupt the show. Common sense seems to dictate that watching too much TV is bad for you and that it doesn’t make you smarter. In my own view, I agree with Stevens that watching TV does not make you any smarter.
It holds this view as it saes that within the media there was “too little discussion of racial matters”. This could be due to it being a sensitive subject among the viewers and that they believe the views they hold are correct and that the ones they watch are unrepresentative and stereotyped. It also mentions how “to listen to some people is to believe there are no racial problems in the United Kingdom” which shows how it believes a minority view that is shown through tv programmes like Love Thy Neighbour might not give a true representation of the level of race relations and acceptance of other races. By using the sources and my own knowledge, I have come to the conclusion that since the Second World War race relations have improved due to British television. Source 13 highlights how even the young could acknowledge despite the differences in cultures white people are shown to be acceptant of other cultures in the media.
Now that television is playing a crucial role in elections candidates not only have to sound good but look good too. "because of television's celebrity system, Presidents are losing their distinctiveness as social actors and hence are often judged by standards
4. Save your sanity. The above three reasons are very important ones, but for me the most noticeable difference has been the huge drop in stress levels when I drive. Far from being a crazy experience, driving is actually a relaxing and pleasant experience now. I no longer get road rage, because I simply don’t care whether other drivers are going slow or cutting me off.
(289~291) I agree with Johnson’s claim of, Sleeper Curve makes the viewers improve so they Liu 2 can and will want to watch more TV shows. However, watching TV have more factors that make you more stupid than make you smarter. This skill ends up letting people watch more and more TVs, which already is a bad thing, and they become more stupid. First of all, TV shows’ content also is a great factor of being smart which Johnson never talks about. In “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” when he talked about the show 24, he ignored the content of the show like the torture scenes, and go straight to the Sleeper Curve.
Sonya was born in Tennessee and had 23 sisters and brothers. To escape, Sonya married at 13. Even though she only had a third-grade education, Sonya was an intelligent woman who knew that education was important for her sons to escape the ghetto and have successful lives. Though working three jobs at a time, Sonya makes sure her boys do their school work. The boys are allowed to watch only two hours of TV a week and have to read two books each week and do a book report.
Vulnerable Population in My Community Student’s Name NUR/440 Date Teacher’s Name Describing the Vulnerable Population That Is Seen So Negatively in My Community There is a population in my community that is blatantly overlooked and embarrassingly seen as non-existent to the masses, although it is one of the unhealthiest populations our community has seen in decades. This is the overweight population stricken with Type II diabetes. Almost 90% of people living with Type II diabetes are overweight or are stricken with obesity. People who are overweight or have obesity have added pressure on their body's ability to properly use insulin, which controls their blood sugar levels and this in turn makes it more likely for them to develop diabetes. (National Diabetes Data Group, 1995).
Ageism Age 1 Term Final Ageism: Detrimental to Older Adults As society has aged and experienced life from evolution to war and technology, young minds have not significantly changed their perceptions of the older adult. We have formed stereotypes that have become the bedrock for the way we think in regards to aging. Older adults have been taken for granted and discriminatory practices against these adults have been made evident with older men and women in the professional and public segment of life. However, some older adults immigrate to this country and live off of the taxpayer’s money: shouldn’t these older adults have to take mandatory education? This paper will explore why is it is so hard to overcome ageism and why it is so important for older adults to keep education as an ongoing tool to defeat discrimination.
Weak people are not to be feared, but to be pitied. Their weakness comes in many forms and includes feelings of inadequacy and incompetence. They try to get others to do what they believe they cannot do. They try to compensate for their feelings of powerlessness by gaining power over others. People like this don't care which way the car is going as long as they remain in the driver's seat.