Saturday, April 9, 2011

"Television the Plug-in Drug"


In Winn's essay she examines how television has taken over family valuesand quality family time. She states how in the 1950's television was new technology, but the family viewed the television programs together. Today, families split up and watch television programs seperately and tend not to interact except during commercials. The writer concludes that television is growing to be the babysitter, entertainer, peer, and educater. Parent's are planning their scheduele around television programs, and she has stated that their was originally one television per household. Today their are four or five televisions in a household and the family secludes themselves to their own space. This text gives the reader a better insight on how television manages our time with ourselves and our families. Families need to turn "off" the television and get "on" with life.

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