School of Social Sciences and Humanities
RESEARCH METHOD-II
BS- MC
6TH Semester
Research Essay
Impact of TV (Cartoons) on Children’s
Submitted By: Zil e Huma Nisar (13005077018)
Submitted To: Naveed Alam
University of Management and Technology, Lahore
IMPACT OF TV (Cartoons) ON CHILDREN
Introduction
Children are sometimes considered to be the closest reflection of the creature of the world innocent and purity illustrate that they are acceptable by the corrupt thoughts and practices. They resemble with the wet clay, enthusiastic and ever ready to be shaped in every manner you want to mould them. Who can forget to watch Tom and Jerry or Looney tones on mornings? Cartoons have changed drastically over the years but have their lasting effects on children. TV shows and animated films have been entertaining the kids for over 80 years. Cartoon Network the most favorite channel in the world. CN started its transmission in 1992, and has gained record breaking popularity. Since august 2002, it has been watched in more than 80 million homes in United States and in 145 countries throughout the world. It is the most famous and supported channel for cable television network. Cartoon Network is the 24/7 channel and broadcasting only “Cartoons” .There is a wide range of cartoons from fairy tale like “Beauty and the Beast” to action cartoons like “Ben Ten” and “Pokémon”. Kids of age group from 6- 11 are the craziest lover of cartoon network. It 68% percent audience belongs to
The greatest influence of this being the animated series and longest running family sitcom; The Simpsons. The show originally started off as an animated short on the Tracy Ullman show in 1987. Later, in 1989 being picked up as its own series on Fox. The show focuses on the Simpsons family. Revolving around a satirical view on the middle class family.
In the article of Gerard Jones, “Violent Media is Good for Kids” he tries to convince the audience, especially parents, that violent media is good for kids. He explains that violent media can be very beneficial to kids instead of harming them. Gerard Jones uses many literary devices to persuade the audience. He uses his own childhood experiences; he shares how he was, able to overcome his challenges or as Jones states in his article overcome “passivity and loneliness”. He also uses his son to continue to persuade the audience.
For TMA01 I will discuss the concept of childhood studies and child psychology and how this has changed over time and over different societies. I will also be looking at the different sociological and anthropological perspectives of childhood. I will use these to understand children’s experiences to gain more knowledge of childhood. I will also look at how limits off childhood have emerged over time and how these have influenced our knowledge and understanding of children’s lives. Childhood studies focus on children’s lives from the ages of 0-18 years of age.
They are enjoying themselves. They are watching The Simpsons. The Simpsons is an animated classic that has been running for decades. It began with a simple comic about rabbits and has evolved into the well-received primetime show that is known as today. From its popular guest stars, to its never-ending merchandise, The Simpsons is everywhere.
The articles, Family Guy: Undermining Satire by Nick Marx and Fox and Friends: Political Talk by Jeffrey P. Jones, are very different articles, however, they both address how television affects culture. These articles, found in the edited novel of “How To Watch Television,” edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell, describe how a cartoon, like Family Guy, or a morning talk show, like Fox and Friends, can influence consumers opinions, actions, and how television producers have to keep audiences attentions. The purpose of this paper is to summarize both of these articles and to create an analysis of Jason Mittell’s book “Television and American Culture.” After reading this paper, the reader may question how they watch television in the future
In article "What Kinds of Kids Read Comics?", the author Kat Kan discussed several kinds of kids like to read comics. Kat Kan is a librarian for long time and different places, and she has many experience about kids like to read comics and graphic novel. Kat Kan said that all kids and many adults read comics about superhero. She considered every kind of kids like read comics and gave some example to proof that. Kan mention six kinds of kids—— eager readers, her two sons, ESL learner, struggling kids, the kids who don't like books and all kinds of kids.
Analysis of Gerard Jones’ “Violent Media is Good for Kids” In the article called “Violent Media is Good for Kids,” by Gerard Jones, a renowned comic- book author, argues that violent media can be helpful for children, rather than be overly harmful. Parents aren’t taking the time to look at how helpful violent media could be for their child. Violence can encourage children to learn how to reach for their own inner power that they may have never been able to find before. Furthermore, children as they grow up can learn the positives and negatives of violence, which can help them later on in their future choices.
Option 2: “Family Guy” Keniesha Lake SOCI 1010-C21 Murphy University of Memphis There are many ways to show the world your ideas, and the main way people tend to go about it is using different forms of media. Media is all the print, digital, and electronic means of communication” (OpenStax College 2015). The most used form of media is television. You can use television to find out the news, watch sports, and be entertained. The form of media I am using for this paper is the popular comedy show “Family Guy”.
Analysis of Gerard Jones’ “Violent Media is Good for Kids” In the article called “Violent Media is Good for Kids,” by Gerard Jones, a renowned comic- book author, is arguing that violent media can be helpful for children, rather than be overly harmful. Parents aren’t taking the time to really look at how helpful violent content could possibly be for their child. Yet, violence can help children learn how to reach for their own inner power that they may have never been able to find before. Furthermore, children as they grow up may even go towards violence that presents justice, rather than the negative types of violence.
Seth Macfarlane, the creator of the show is famous for incorporating humor and comedy into Family Guy. Family Guy has been viewed as a negative influencing television show from the younger aged viewers. The average viewer is aged from 11-17 years old. Family Guy is known for its usage of profanity and politically incorrect language. Family Guy receives most of its negative reputation from using profanity and politically incorrect language in front of mainly children.
This list could be never ending as all of us have our own treasured cartoon shows that are not much aired these days or have vanished completely. These shows however, played a vital role in making me what I’m
Even if these shows are something that the adults would like to watch as well, the story base isn’t that grownup itself. That is why adults want something that can cater their level of humor. That is where many new cartoons and animations
Do you think movies and TV shows influence teenagers? Nowadays, people spend time watching movies and TV shows more than setting all together having launch. People’s behavior including teenagers the most spend a lot of time on social media and this can change their behavior due to the things that they see. The media in general has a huge impact in our society on teenagers.
Moreover, it triggers certain responses regarding attitude and behavior in the audience. Therefore, it is important to filter or rather watch out the king of media violence our children are exposed to at a tender age and as they grow
1. Introduction Today television plays a big role in many people’s life, especially for children. It is hard to imagine a world without television. Thanks to the development of technology, television is invented, and considered as a great medium that provokes imagination, encourages education, and entertains the children around the world. Television can also be a beefy influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior (Bee, 1998).