Teenagers, Children & 'Tweens' - The Force is Television & It is With Them
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A 6 page paper that examines the negative influence that television appears to be having on today's American children and young adults and explores some possible solutions to bridging the cultural gap between parents and children that has resulted. Included is a discussion on the noted elevated intelligence of today's children and the problem this has presented in parent-child relationships. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: LCTweens.doc

The Depiction Of Women In Prime Time Television Situations Comedies: Conflicting Stereotypes, Views And Messages
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Since the 1960s, women have been portrayed on television in a number of different ways, from brash and empowered heroines of shows like 'The Avengers' to demure and careful familial serial depiction. More than any other decade since the advent of television, though, the 1990s have marked definitive trends in the representations of women that are perhaps the most offensive in television history. This 8 page paper considers the issue of the depiction of women on television, particularly women in television situation comedies, and considers the implications for a societal view of women. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Womentv.rtf

The Future of Digital Television Programs
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This 5 page report discusses the future of digital television programs and the fact that digital television and programming for digital television has become one of the many technological conundrums of the early days of the 21st century. The current twist on the dilemma is even when digital television reaches a level of affordability for the mainstream consumer, will the programming be available that is able to take full advantage of the technology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWdigtv.wps

Violence in Movies & Television
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This 6 page paper discusses violence in television and film and what can be done to protect children. The paper takes the position that parental control, and not censorship, is what is needed. Several studies on media violence are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: Movtv.wps