How do television and other visual media affect the lives of
individuals and families? This is my research question narrowed down. I chose
this because visual media is a part of just about everyone’s life. Television,
computers and smartphones with access to different forms of visual media are
used on a regular basis. Also, these forms of visual media has helped to shape
American culture. An example is the cable television. Another form of visual
entertainment media that has shaped American culture is the internet. I think
this form has had the biggest impact. Just about everyone has used the internet
at some point in time. There are video web sites such as, Hulu and Netflix, on
which customers are able to view movies or their favorite television show
whenever they want. These sites are accessible through the computers,
smartphones, and even video gaming systems. So now consumers are able to watch
their favorite programming from virtually anywhere at any time.
There are television
shows and movies that contain explicit content but there are also many shows
and movies that are family oriented and educational I do not think that the
social influences of visual entertainment media are mostly positive or negative. However,
my research looks more into the negatives of these visual media. So I have to
organize my research paper to write a little bit about the positives and then
move onto deep research about the negatives influences of these visual media.
On my research about the negatives, I would probably start
by writing about how these visual media affect communication as well as physical
activity and other interests. Then I’ll look into how too much TV-especially
programming of low educational value-can reduce people’s ability to concentrate
or reason. Lastly, visual media can make some people dissatisfied with the
reality of their own lives.
