THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE DEFECTS OF IMPACT OF MEDIA
1. Medical consequence:
Excessive television viewing(more than 2 hours a day) encourages passivity in
children below 3 years, increases the risk factors for cardiovascular disease
and type-2 diabetes. Television viewing cultivates the habit of snacking, which
leads to a high risk of obesity and associated diabetes.
2.
Physical hazards:
Television viewing encourages risky behaviour in children. Millions of children
the world over suffer injuries every year trying to duplicate television and movie
stunts and adventurous actions.
3.
Television addiction:
Watching television for more than 2-3 hours a day leads to television addiction
with signs such as telefixation, confusion between reality and televised
reality and withdrawal symptoms, like anxiety, irritability and nervous agitation
etc…
4.
Sleep disturbances
5.
Effect on development
6.
Effect on school
achievement
7.
Impact of media violence
8.
Impact on school outcome
9.
TV induced stereotyping
10.
Emotional Desensitization
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